Nomination of Edward J. Philbin To Be a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Edward J. Philbin to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 1989. He would succeed James V. Day.

Since June 1984 he has been a consultant to the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. Previously, he was Acting Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs at the Department of Defense in 1983-1984; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs at the Department of Defense in 1981-1983; Commander AFIS/RE Detached Training Site 10, March Air Force Base, CA, in 1979-1981; and visiting professor of international law at the Air War College in 1978-1979. He served in the United States Naval Air Reserve in 1949-1954. He served on active duty in the United States Air Force in 1957-1959 and subsequently as a reservist.

He graduated from California State University (B.S., 1957), the University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1965), and the Air War College. He was born September 7, 1932, in New York, NY, and now resides in Burke, VA.