Nomination of Edmund Stohr for the Rank of Minister While Serving as United States Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization

The President today announced his intention to nominate Edmund Stohr, of Illinois, for the rank of Minister during the remainder of the tenure of his service as the Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Mr. Stohr served in the United States Air Force in 1942-1946 as a captain. He was with United Airlines in 1946-1981 in a variety of staff and management positions including European director in London, and vice president of industry affairs in Illinois. In 1981-1982 he was director of travel agency affairs at the American Automobile Association in Falls Church, Va. Since 1982 he has been the Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal.

Mr. Stohr graduated from the University of Illinois (B.S., 1941). He was born February 5, 1918, in Elgin, Ill.