Nomination of W. Scott Thompson To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace

The President today announced his intention to nominate W. Scott Thompson to be a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 1993. This is a reappointment.

Since 1969 Dr. Thompson has been a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, MA. He has written and published numerous articles on foreign policy. He has also served as an assistant to the Secretary of Defense while serving as a White House fellow, 1975-1976.

Dr. Thompson graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1963) and Oxford University (Ph.D., 1967). He was born January 1, 1942, in Providence, RI. He is married, has three children, and resides in Ammisville, VA.