    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [March 15, 1991]
    [Page 274]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination of William G. Curran, Jr., To Be United States Director of
    the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    March 15, 1991

        The President today announced his intention to nominate William G.
    Curran, Jr., of New York, to be U.S. Director of the European Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development at the Department of Treasury in
    Washington, DC.
        Currently he is a member of the council and chairman of the European
    working party for FIMBRA (Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers
    Regulatory Association) and a special adviser to the Economic and Social
    Committee of the European Communities in London, England. From 1988 to
    1990, Mr. Curran served as a private financial consultant in London,
    England. Prior to this he served as chairman of First Chicago Ltd. in
    London, England, 1970-1988.
        Mr. Curran graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1951) and the
    University of Southern California, London program (M.A., 1979). He was
    born June 10, 1927, in New York, NY. Mr. Curran served in the U.S.
    Marine Corps, 1951-1953. Mr. Curran is married, has two children, and
    resides in London, England.