Nomination of Hugh Montgomery To Be Alternate United States Representative to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs

The President today announced his intention to nominate Hugh Montgomery to be the Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador. He would succeed Harvey J. Feldman.

He is currently serving as a member of the Senior Review Panel at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He was Director of Intelligence and Research at the Department of State in 1981-1985. In 1953-1981 he was a national intelligence officer for Western Europe with the CIA.

Mr. Montgomery graduated from Harvard University (B.A., 1947; M.A., 1948; Ph.D., 1952). He is married, has three children, and resides in Arlington, VA. He was born November 29, 1923, in Springfield, MA.