Nomination of Larry K. Mellinger To Be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank

The President today announced his intention to nominate Larry K. Mellinger to be the United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 3 years. He would succeed Jose Manuel Casanova.

Since 1986 Mr. Mellinger has been Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was senior vice president and chief financial officer for Gruma Corp., 1985-1986. From 1968 to 1984, he was with Union Bank in Los Angeles, CA, serving as senior vice president for planning and development, senior vice president for the international banking department, senior vice president for Asia and the Pacific, and vice president for Latin America.

Mr. Mellinger graduated from the University of Kansas (B.A., 1967; B.S., 1968). He was born April 28, 1944, in Bakersfield, CA. He is married, has two children, and currently resides in Bethesda, MD.