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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release January 8, 2001

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES DEAN R. O'HARE AS A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY

COMMITTEE FOR TRADE POLICY AND NEGOTIATIONS

President Clinton today announced his intent to appoint Dean R. O'Hare, as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN).

Mr. Dean R. O'Hare, of Far Hills, New Jersey, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Chubb Corporation. Mr. O'Hare began his career as a trainee with Chubb in 1963, became Chief Financial Officer in 1981and CEO in 1988. Mr. O'Hare is President of the U.S. Coalition for Service Industries and Vice Chairman of the U.S. Council for International Business. He is a Governor of the World Economic Forum (Davos) and immediate Past Chairman of the U.S. India Business Council.

Mr. O'Hare graduated from New York University in 1963, where he received a B.S. in Financial Management. In 1969, he received an M.B.A. from the Pace University Graduate School of Business Administration.

The Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations provides overall policy and advice on matters concerning objectives and bargaining positions before entering into a trade agreement and other matters arising in connection with U. S. Trade policy. ACTPN has Broadly Representative of key sectors and groups of the economy, particularly with respect to those groups which are affected by trade.

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