Appointment of Robert W. Searby as United States Representative on the Governing Body of the International Labor Office

The President today announced his intention to appoint Robert W. Searby to be United States Representative on the Governing Body of the International Labor Office.

Mr. Searby was appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International Relations by Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan on May 11, 1981.

Previously, he worked as a consultant to several corporations, including Westinghouse and the Edison Electric Institute. He specialized in developing cooperative union-business ventures in the private sector with primary focus on energy policies and projects.

Mr. Searby graduated from Iona College in New York (B.S, 1968) and St. John's University in New York (M.A., 1973). He is married, has five children, and resides in Vienna, Va. He was born November 2, 1946, in New York, N.Y.