Appointment of Thomas N. Tripp as a Member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations

The President today announced his intention to appoint Thomas N. Tripp to be a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations for a term of 2 years. He would succeed George B. Cook.

Mr. Tripp is currently an attorney in the private practice of law in Columbus, OH. He is also owner-founder, Black Sheep Enterprises, and a political consultant and campaign manager for candidates for public office in Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Tripp graduated from Michigan State University (B.S., 1964) and the George Washington University (J.D., 1967). He is married, has three children, and resides in Gahanna, OH. He was born June 19, 1942, in Evanston, IL.