Continuation of T S Ary as Director of the Bureau of Mines

The President today announced that T S Ary will continue to serve as Director of the Bureau of Mines at the Department of the Interior.

Since 1988 Mr. Ary has served as Director of the Bureau of Mines. Prior to this, he was the president of the Kerr-McGee minerals exploration division, 1980 - 1988, and manager of development; and vice president, Utah exploration, for Utah International, Inc., 1975 - 1979.

Mr. Ary graduated from Stanford University (B.S., 1951). He served in the U.S. Navy as a carrier pilot, 1943 - 1947, and in the Active Reserve until 1959. Mr. Ary was born March 30, 1925, in Saline County, IL. He is married, has one child, and resides in Chevy Chase, MD.