Nomination of Richard Mulberry To Be Inspector General of the Department of the Interior

The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard Mulberry as Inspector General at the Department of the Interior.

Mr. Mulberry has more than 30 years of public accounting experience and, since 1963, has been executive partner with Fox & Co. in Dallas, Tex. From 1960 to 1963, he was with the accounting firm of LaFrance, Walker, Jockley & Saville, which later merged with Fox & Co. From 1956 to 1960, he was with Smith, Mulberry & Saville (cofounder).

Mr. Mulberry graduated from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in 1948. He received his M.B.A. from Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1949. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for more than 30 years, including combat during World War II, Korea, and in Vietnam on special assignments. Mr. Mulberry attained the rank of major general, the highest rank possible in the Reserve.

Mr. Mulberry was born March 14, 1920, in Scott County, Ky. He is married, with two daughters, and resides in Dallas, Tex.