Nomination of Two Members of the United States International Trade Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the United States International Trade Commission:

Enrique J. Leon would serve for the remainder of the term expiring December 16, 1982, vice Eugene J. Frank. He will also be nominated for a term expiring December 16, 1991. He is a practicing attorney at law in New York and New Jersey. Since 1973 he has been professor of international finance at Fairleigh Dickinson University and professor of management at Pace University. He was president of Leonso Corp. in 1972-1975. He graduated from the University of Havana, Social and Political Science School (Ph.D., 1944), New York University (M.B.A., 1963), Havana University School of Law (J.D., 1937) and Spain University School of Law (LL.B., 1972). He is married and resides in New York City. He was born December 22, 1913.

Susan Wittenberg Liebeler would serve for the remainder of the term expiring December 16, 1988. She would succeed Michael J. Calhoun. She has been serving as professor of law at Loyola Law School since 1973. She was Special Counsel to the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, John S. R. Shad, in 1981-1982; consultant to the U.S. Railway Association in 1975; consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency in 1974; and general counsel for Verit Industries in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1972-1973. She graduated from the University of Michigan (B.A., 1963) and UCLA Law School (LL.B., 1966). She is married, has three children, and resides in Malibu, Calif. She was born July 3, 1942.