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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release February 15, 1996

       PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES HENRY E. MCKOY AS A MEMBER OF THE 
       BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
  
       President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate

Henry E. McKoy of North Carolina as a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation.

State Senator Henry E. McKoy represents the 14th Senate District in Wake County, North Carolina. He is also the President of McKoy and Associates. Previously, he served as Deputy Secretary of Administration and as Assistant Secretary for the State of North Carolina. Senator McKoy has also served as the Executive Director of both the Commission on Human Relations for the State of North Carolina and the Greensboro Human Relations Commission. He earned an M.S. in U.S. History and a B.S. in Political Science from North Carolina A&T State University. He also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Institute of Government and School of Business at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The African Development Foundation is an independent, non-profit, government corporation founded to provide self-help initiatives to the poor populations of Africa. The Foundation also works to strengthen friendship and understanding between the peoples of African counties and the United States and supports local African activities designed to increase opportunities for community development.

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