Nomination of Jeffrey I. Zuckerman To Be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey I. Zuckerman to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of 4 years. He would succeed David L. Slate.

Since 1984 he has been chief of staff of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Previously, he was special assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, in 1981-1984 and associate to the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell in 1974-1981.

He graduated from the City College of New York (B.A., 1969) and Yale Law School (J.D., 1972). He is married, has three children, and resides in Silver Spring, MD. He was born January 15, 1950, in New York City.