Accordance of the Personal Rank of Ambassador to William T. Pryce While Serving as Chief of the United States Delegation to the Inter-American Council for Education, Science, and Culture

The President today announced his intention to accord William T. Pryce, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, the personal rank of Ambassador while serving as chief of the United States delegation to the September 1988 meeting of the Inter-American Council for Education, Science, and Culture, scheduled to be held in Washington, DC.

Mr. Pryce joined the Foreign Service in 1958 after serving in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1958. From 1958 to 1961, he was staff assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs. From 1961 to 1963, he was vice consul and secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. In 1964 he served as an international relations officer at the Department of State and in 1965 attended the Foreign Service Institute for Russian language training. He was a political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, 1965-1968, and at the U.S. Embassy in Panama, 1969-1971. From 1971 to 1974, he served as chief of the political section at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala. Mr. Pryce then returned to the Department of State, where he was chief of the Soviet educational and cultural exchange program, 1974-1976. From 1976 to 1977, he attended the National War College and from 1977 to 1978 was executive assistant to Ambassador at Large Ellsworth Bunker. From 1978 to 1981, he was Counselor for Political Affairs in Mexico City. In 1981 he was deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz and again at the U.S. Embassy in Panama, 1982-1986. Since 1986 Mr. Pryce has been Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States.

Mr. Pryce graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A., 1953) and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A., 1954). He served in the U.S. Navy, 1955-1958. He was born July 19, 1932, in San Diego, CA. Mr. Pryce is married, has three children, and resides in Washington, DC.