[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.