Nomination of Andrew John Strenio, Jr., To Be a Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Andrew John Strenio, Jr., to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1985. He would succeed Reginald E. Gilliam, Jr.

Since July 1982 he has been Assistant Director for Regulatory Evaluation, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission. Prior to joining the Bureau of Consumer Protection in January 1982, Mr. Strenio was staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisers in 1980-1981; attorney with the law firm of Wald, Harkrader & Ross, in Washington, DC (1980); and research associate with the Huron Institute of Cambridge, MA (1978-1979). In 1977-1978 Mr. Strenio researched and wrote "The Testing Trap," a book about the educational testing industry.

Mr. Strenio graduated from Princeton University (A.B., 1974) and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1978). He is married, has one child, and resides in Bethesda, MD. He was born April 3, 1952, in Erie, PA.