United Nations Appointment of Robert E. Kaufman as U.S. Deputy Representative on the Economic and Social Council.

The President today announced the appointment of Robert E. Kaufman as Deputy Representative of the United States on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Kaufman has been economic and commercial officer in Brussels since 1977.

He was born October 29, 1930, in New York City. He received a B.S. from the University of North Carolina in 1951 and an M.B.A. (1954) and LL.B. (1958) from New .York University. He served in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and from 1954 to 1956.

Kaufman joined the Foreign Service in 1959 and served in Maracaibo, Caracas, Paris, Brussels, and at the State Department. From 1969 to 1971, he was political officer (USEC) in Brussels, and from 1971 to 1973, he was special assistant to the Counselor of the Department of State. From 1973 to 1977, he was economic and commercial officer in London.