Appointment of Two Members of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation for terms expiring October 26, 1990:

Lee Atwater will succeed Peter Kelly. He is a partner in the firm of Black, Manafort, Stone and Atwater in Alexandria, VA. Previously he was deputy campaign director and political director for Reagan-Bush '84. He served at the White House in the Office of Political Affairs as Special Assistant (1981-1982) and Deputy Assistant (1982-1983) to the President. He graduated from Newberry College (B.A., 1973) and the University of South Carolina (M.A., 1975). He is currently studying for his doctorate from the University of South Carolina. He is married and resides in Columbia, SC. He was born February 27, 1951, in Atlanta, GA.

Michael R. Gardner will succeed Julia M. Walsh. Since 1982 he has been a partner with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld in Washington, DC. He also serves as head of the firm's communications division. He serves as chairman of the board of directors of the United States Telecommunications Training Institute. In 1982-1985 he served on the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States. In 1982 Mr. Gardner was Chairman, with the rank of Ambassador, of the United States delegation to the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunications Union in Nairobi, Kenya. He graduated from Georgetown University (1964) and Georgetown Law Center (J.D., 1976). He is married, has two children, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born November 19, 1942, in Philadelphia, PA.