[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.