Director of Selective Service Nomination of Bernard Daniel Rostker.

The President today announced his intention to nominate Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Great Falls, Va., to be Director of the Selective Service System.

Rostker is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

He was born February 1, 1944, in New York City. He received a B.S. in education and economics from New York University in 1964, and an M.S. (1966) and Ph.D. (1970) in economics from Syracuse University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970.

From 1970 to 1977, Rostker was an economist with the Rand Corp. From 1972 to 1977, he was program director for Rand's Project Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Training Program.

Rostker has been Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy since 1977 and has been responsible for policy development and program evaluation in all areas of Navy and Marine Corps military and civilian manpower, personnel, and training.