[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 19, 1992]
[Pages 798-799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of William Arthur Rugh To Be United States Ambassador to the 
United Arab Emirates

May 19, 1992
    The President today announced his intention to nominate William 
Arthur Rugh, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. 
He would succeed Edward S. Walker, Jr.
    Since 1989, Ambassador Rugh has served as Director of the Near East 
and South Asia Bureau at the U.S. Information Agency. Prior to this he 
served as Ambassador to the Yemen Arab Republic, 1984-87, and as Deputy 
Chief of Mission in Damascus, Syria, 1981-84. He also served in a number 
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other positions in Cairo, Jidda, and Riyadh.
    Ambassador Rugh graduated from Oberlin College (B.A., 1958); Johns 
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (M.A., 
1961); and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1964). He was born May 10, 1936, 
in New York, NY. Ambassador Rugh is married, has three children, and 
resides in Maryland.