Appointment of Roland R. Vautour as a Member of the National Commission on Agricultural Finance

The President today announced his intention to appoint Roland R. Vautour to be a member of the National Commission on Agricultural Finance. This is a new position.

Mr. Vautour currently serves as Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. Since 1981 he has been the State Director of the Farmer's Home Administration for Vermont, New Hampshire, and the Virgin Islands. Prior to this he was the founder and owner of Sterling Realty in Vermont.

Mr. Vautour graduated from the University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1952). He was born on January 20, 1929, in Berlin, NH. He is married, has four children, and currently resides in Jeffersonville, VT.