Appointment of Frank D. Yturria as a United States Alternate Representative on the South Pacific Commission

The President today announced his intention to appoint Frank D. Yturria to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America on the South Pacific Commission for a term of 2 years. He will succeed Myron B. Thompson.

Since 1973 Mr. Yturria has been sole owner and operator of Family Ranching Operations in Texas. He is also chairman of the board for Texas Bank and Trust of Brownsville. He was Collector of Customs in 1953 under President Eisenhower and was reappointed Collector of Customs in 1956 after service in the Far East during the Korean war.

He graduated from Texas A&M University (B.S., 1947) and the University of the Philippines (M.A., 1956). He is married, has two children, and resides in Brownsville, Tex. He was born June 29, 1923.