Nomination of Frank C. Carlucci To Be a Member of the General Advisory Committee of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and Designation as Chairman

The President today announced his intention to nominate Frank C. Carlucci to be a member of the General Advisory Committee of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He would succeed William Robert Graham, and upon confirmation he will be designated Chairman.

Since October 1984 Mr. Carlucci has been chairman and chief executive officer of Sears World Trade, Inc., and he held the position of president and chief operating officer, 1983-1984. Previously, he was Deputy Secretary of Defense, 1981-1983; and he became a career Foreign Service officer in 1956 where he held the following positions: vice consul, and economic officer in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1957-1959; secretary and political officer in Kinshasa, Congo, 1960-1962; officer in charge of Congolese political affairs in Washington, 1962-1964; consul general in Zanzibar, 1964-1965; and counselor for political affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1965-1969. Mr. Carlucci was appointed Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity in December of 1970, after having served as Assistant Director of OEO since 1969. He was then appointed Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget and was later appointed Deputy Director. For the next 2 years, until 1974, Mr. Carlucci served as Under Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, followed by appointment as Ambassador to Portugal. He returned to the United States in February 1978 and served as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence until January 1981.

He graduated from Princeton University (A.B., 1952) and did postgraduate studies at Harvard School of Business. Mr. Carlucci is married, has three children, and resides in McLean, VA. He was born October 18, 1930, in Scranton, PA.