[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 23, 1992]
[Pages 1006-1007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Christopher H. Phillips To Be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace

June 23, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate Christopher 
H. Phillips, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for the remainder of 
the term expiring January 19, 1993. He would succeed Evron M. 
Kirkpatrick.
    Since 1991 Ambassador Phillips has served as a consultant to the 
U.S. Department of State. From 1989 to 1991, he

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served as Ambassador to Brunei. Ambassador Phillips has also served as 
president of the U.S.-China Business Council, 1973-86; Deputy Permanent 
Representative of the United States to the United Nations, 1970-73; 
president of the U.S. Council of the International Chamber of Commerce 
and secretary-treasurer of the U.S. Business and Industry Advisory 
Committee to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 
1965-69; and U.S. Representative on the United Nations Economic and 
Social Council, 1958-61.
    Ambassador Phillips graduated from Harvard University (B.A., 1943). 
He was born December 6, 1920, in The Hague, The Netherlands. Ambassador 
Phillips is married, has three children, and resides in Washington, DC.