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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release February 22, 1996

     PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES JOHN E. PEPPER AS A MEMBER OF THE 
        ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TRADE POLICY AND NEGOTIATIONS

     President Clinton announced today his intent to appoint John

E. Pepper as a Member of the Advisory Committee For Trade Policy and Negotiations.

Mr. John E. Pepper of Ohio is Chairman and Chief Executive of the Procter & Gamble Company. Previously, he was the President and head of Procter & Gamble International. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Xerox Corporation and Motorola Inc.; Co-Chair of the Governor's Education Management Council of the State of Ohio; a Successor Trustee of the Yale Corporation and a member of the Yale School of Management Advisory Council; and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Cincinnati Council on World Affairs. Mr. Pepper earned a B.A. from Yale University and holds honorary doctorate degrees from Mount St. Joseph College, St. Petersburg University in Russia and Xavier University.

The Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations provides policy advice on issues concerning objectives and bargaining positions during pre-trade agreements, during the post-operations of any trade agreement and for other matters which may arise in connection with United States trade policy. Staff and administrative support for the Committee are provided by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

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