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Lane, Laurence W., Jr. [Biography]
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Digitized from Box 8 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 8, 1975
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
The President today announced his intention to nominate Laurence W.
Lane, Jr., of Portola Valley, California, to the rank of Ambassador
following his appointment as Commissioner General of the International
Ocean Exposition.
As Commissioner General, Mr. Lane, 55, will represent the United
States at the First International Ocean Exposition, which will be held
in Okinawa from July 20, 1975, to January 18, 1976. Forty countries
will be participating in the exposition, which is sponsored by the
government of Japan.
Mr. Lane's appointment as Commissioner General was made yesterday
by the Acting Director of the United States Information Agency, Eugene
Kopp. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. Lane is a graduate of
Stanford University and is the chairman of the board of Lane Publishing
Company which publishes Sunset Magazine. He has served on numerous
advisory committees and is particularly involved in matters related to
the Pacific Ocean. They include membership in the California Delegation
on Japan-California Association and the United States Committee of the
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. He also served on the President's
National Advisory Commission on Oceans and Atmosphere.
Mr. Lane is married and has two children.
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