    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [January 30, 1991]
    [Page 84]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment of Edward O. Vetter as a Member of the Competitiveness
    Policy Council
    January 30, 1991

        The President today announced his intention to appoint Edward O.
    Vetter, of Texas, to be a member of the Competitiveness Policy Council
    for a term of 2 years. This is a new position.
        Since 1978 Mr. Vetter has served as president of Edward O. Vetter
    and Associates, and serves as a director of the Texas Department of
    Commerce in Dallas, TX. In addition, Mr. Vetter served as Under
    Secretary of Commerce at the Department of Commerce in Washington, DC,
    1976-1977.
        Mr. Vetter graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (B.S., 1942). He was born October 20, 1920, in Rochester, NY. Mr. Vetter
    served in the U.S. Army, 1942-1946. Mr. Vetter is married, has three
    children, and resides in Dallas, TX.