Nomination of Patricia A. Goldman To Be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate Patricia A. Goldman to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the term expiring December 31, 1988. This is a reappointment.

Ms. Goldman was a member of the National Transportation Safety Board in 1979-1983 and served as Vice Chairman in 1982-1983. Previously she was executive director of the House Wednesday Group in 1971-1979. In 1964-1972 she served as a research assistant to the Joint Economic Committee of the Congress and later as legislative assistant on the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the War on Poverty of the Education and Labor Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. She also served as research consultant to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and as director of the manpower and poverty programs of that organization. In 1971 she was legislative counsel for the National League of Cities and for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

She graduated from Goucher College (B.A., 1964). She is married and resides in Washington, DC. She was born March 22, 1942, in Newton, NJ.