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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release July 14, 1999

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES NANCY M. ZIRKIN AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR

SCHOLARS

The President today announced his intent to appoint Nancy M. Zirkin to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Ms. Nancy Zirkin, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, has served as the Director of Public Policy and Government Relations for the 150,000 member American Association of University Women (AAUW) since 1992, directing the organization's legislative priorities in Congress and the executive agencies. Previously she served as Coordinator of the AAUW's Campaign for Choice from 1989 to 1991, as the Coordinator of its Women's Vote Project from 1983 to 1984, and as a lobbyist and ERA Coordinator from 1980 to 1983. From 1984 to 1990, Ms. Zirkin served as Executive Vice President of the Harry D. Myerberg Associated Companies. She is a member of the Executive Board of both the Women's Leadership Forum and the Women's Campaign Fund.

Ms. Zirkin received a B.A. degree from Old Dominion College.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is established within the Smithsonian Institution. The Center fosters scholarship and dialogue in the humanities and social sciences by bringing Fellows to Washington, encouraging discourse, and publishing the results of their activities.

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