Nomination of H. Monroe Browne To Be United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa

The President today announced his intention to nominate H. Monroe Browne, of California, as Ambassador to New Zealand and to serve concurrently as Ambassador to Western Samoa. He would succeed Anne C. Martindell, who is resigning.

Mr. Browne was dean of boys, history teacher, and football coach at Delano High School from 1939 to 1942. He was a businessman in Bakersfield, Calif., as president and owner of McCoy Truck and Tire Co. (1945-60), of Browne Cattle Co., Inc. (1948-81), and of Hartman Concrete Materials Co. (1950-70). From 1951 to 1960, he was vice president and stockholder of Bakersfield Cattle Feeding Co. From 1975 to 1981, he was president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Contemporary Studies of San Francisco, Calif.

From 1972 to 1974, he served as a member of California's first appeals board of the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, appointed by Governor Reagan and confirmed by the California Senate. He also served as a member of the Reagan transition team and chairman of the small business task force (October 1980-January 1981).

Mr. Browne graduated (A.B.) in 1938 from the University of California at Los Angeles and attended graduate studies in 1939 and at Berkeley from 1940 to 1941. He served in the United States Navy as lieutenant from 1943 to 1945.