Nomination of Jay F. Morris To Be Deputy Administrator of the Agency for International Development

The President today announced his intention to nominate Jay F. Morris to be Deputy Administrator of the Agency for International Development, United States International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Joseph C. Wheeler.

Mr. Morris is currently serving as Assistant Administrator for External Relations, Agency for International Development, Department of State. He was personnel specialist, Presidential Personnel Office, in 1981. He was director of administration in the office of the President-elect. He served as government relations consultant for the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease in 1974-1980. He was Executive Director of the President's Commission on Personnel Interchange in 1976-1978. He was manager of Federal transportation programs for Motorola, Inc., in 1975-1976.

He graduated from the University of Maryland (B.S., 1963) and attended graduate school at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is married, has one child, and resides in Adelphi, Md. He was born February 21, 1941.