Accordance of the Personal Rank of Ambassador to Theodore F. Brophy While Serving as Chairman of the United States Delegation to the World Administrative Radio Conference for Space Services

The President today accorded Theodore F. Brophy the personal rank of Ambassador in his capacity as Chairman of the U.S. delegation to the second session of the International Telecommunication Union's World Administrative Radio Conference for Space Services to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, August 29-October 5, 1988.

Mr. Brophy was associated with the law firm of Root, Ballantine, Harlan, Bushby and Palmer from 1949-1955. From 1955 to 1958, he served as general counsel for the Lummus Co. Since 1958 he has been with GTE Corp., where he has served as general counsel, 1958; executive vice president and general counsel, 1959; director, 1969; president, 1972; and is presently chairman and chief executive officer, since 1976. His government experience includes service with the Administrative Conference of the United States, where he was the public member, 1970-1972, and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, 1986-1988.

Mr. Brophy graduated from Yale University (A.B., 1944) and Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1949). He was born August 4, 1923, in Greenwich, CT. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He is married, has two children, and resides in Greenwich.