    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [May 29, 1991]
    [Page 578]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Nomination of Lynn M. Hansen for the Rank of Ambassador While Serving as
    United States Representative to the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
    Joint Consultative Group
    May 29, 1991

        The President today announced his intention to nominate Lynn Marvin
    Hansen, of Colorado, for the Rank of Ambassador during his tenure of
    service as the U.S. Representative on the Conventional Armed Forces in
    Europe (CFE) Joint Consultative Group and to the Negotiations on
    Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). He would succeed R. James
    Woolsey.
        Since 1989 Dr. Hansen has served as the John M. Olin Distinguished
    Professor of National Defense and Security Studies at the United States
    Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Prior to this Dr.
    Hansen served as Assistant Director at the United States Arms Control
    and Disarmament Agency in Washington, DC, 1986-1989.
        Dr. Hansen graduated from Utah State University (B.S., 1960) and the
    University of Utah (M.A., 1966; Ph.D., 1970). He was born December 27,
    1935 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Dr. Hansen served in the United States Air
    Force, 1960-1983, retiring as a colonel. Dr. Hansen is married, has
    seven children, and resides in Monument, CO.