Appointment of Two Members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations for terms of 2 years:

J. Kenneth Robinson, of Virginia, will succeed Russell Hanlin. He was a United States Congressman from the Seventh District of Virginia from 1970 to 1985. He is now an orchardist in Winchester, VA. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1937). He is married, has six children, and resides in Winchester, VA. He was born May 14, 1916, in Winchester.

Robert P. Visser, of Virginia, is a reappointment. He is a partner in the firm of Barnett & Alagia in Washington, DC. Previously he was president and chief executive officer of Vistra International, Inc., in Washington, DC. He graduated from the City College of New York (B.S., 1963) and George Washington University (J.D., 1966). He is married, has three children, and resides in Vienna, VA. He was born October 7, 1940, in New York City.