[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 7, 1992]
[Page 726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of William Henry Gerald FitzGerald To Be United States 
Ambassador to Ireland

May 7, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate William 
Henry Gerald FitzGerald, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to Ireland. He would succeed Richard Anthony Moore.
    Since 1959, Mr. FitzGerald has served as president of the FitzGerald 
Corp. in Washington, DC. In addition, he serves as vice chairman of the 
African Development Foundation; and as chairman of the Atlantic Council 
of the United States Foundation. Mr. FitzGerald founded and was chairman 
of the board of the North American Housing Corp., 1972-89.
    Mr. FitzGerald graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy (B.S., 1931). 
He was born December 23, 1909, in Boston, MA. Mr. FitzGerald served in 
the U.S. Navy, 1941-48. He is married, has two children, and resides in 
Washington, DC.