Appointment of Five Members of the Northern Mariana Islands Commission on Federal Laws, and Designation of the Chairman
The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Northern Mariana Islands Commission on Federal Laws. Benigno R. Fitial will be appointed as Chairman.
Joel J. Bergsma will succeed Agnes Manglona McPhetres. He is Chief Legal Counsel to the House of Representatives, Fourth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature. He is married and resides in Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He was born December 16, 1954, in Grand Rapids, MI.
Dewey Lawes Falcone will succeed Myron Bennet Thompson. He is an attorney with the firm of Falcone & Falcone in Los Angeles, CA. He is married, has four children, and resides in Redondo Beach, CA. He was born June 27, 1931, in Hermosa Beach, CA.
Benigno R. Fitial will succeed James A. Joseph. He is a member of the House of Representatives of the Fourth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature. He was born November 27, 1945, in Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, where he now resides.
Edward DLG. Pangelinan is a reappointment. He is a consultant to the Northern Mariana Islands Government. He is married, has five children, and resides in Olney, MD. He was born October 24, 1941, in Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Pedro Agulto Tenorio is a reappointment. He is Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He was born August 8, 1941, in Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, where he now resides.
Ronald Reagan, Appointment of Five Members of the Northern Mariana Islands Commission on Federal Laws, and Designation of the Chairman Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/259693