[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[April 18, 1991]
[Page 407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Nomination of William Harrison Courtney To Be United States Commissioner 
for the Bilateral Consultative Commission and the Joint Consultative 
Commission
April 18, 1991

    The President today announced his intention to nominate William 
Harrison Courtney, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class 
of Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
U.S. Commissioner for the Bilateral Consultative Commission and the 
Joint Consultative Commission established by the Threshold Test Ban 
Treaty (TTBT) and the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (PNET).
    Dr. Courtney is currently Deputy U.S. Negotiator for U.S.-Soviet 
Defense and Space Talks at the U.S. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland. 
Prior to this he was Deputy Executive Secretary for the National 
Security Council at the White House, 1987.
    Dr. Courtney graduated from West Virginia University, receiving a 
bachelor of arts degree, and Brown University, receiving a doctoral 
degree in economics. He was born July 18, 1944, in Baltimore, MD. Dr. 
Courtney is married, has two children, and resides in Geneva, 
Switzerland.