United States International Trade Commission Designation of William R. Alberger as Chairman.

The President today announced that he will designate William R. Alberger as Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Alberger has been a member of the ITC since 1977 and Vice Chairman since 1978.

He was born October 11, 1945, in Portland, Oreg. He received a B.A. from Willamette University in 1967, an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1971, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1973.

Alberger was legislative assistant to Representative Al Ullman from 1972 to 1975 and was his administrative assistant from 1975 to 1977. In 1977, before his appointment to the ITC, he was administrative assistant to the House Ways and Means Committee.