Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Disarmament Accordance of the Rank of Ambassador to Lawrence D. Weiler.

The President today announced that he has accorded the personal rank of Ambassador to Lawrence D. Weiler while he serves as Special Adviser to Ambassador Andrew Young at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Disarmament, scheduled for May 20.

Weiler is Special Coordinator for this U.N. Special Session at the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). He was with ACDA from 1971 to 1973 in various positions, including Chief of the Office of Political Analysis and Research and Counselor of the Agency. From 1973 to 1977, he was at Stanford University as a visiting scholar, adjunct professor, and associate director of the arms control and disarmament program. He has been Special Coordinator for the U.N. Special Session since 1977.