Public Papers - 1989 - September

Designation of Shellyn Gae McCaffrey as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

1989-09-01

The President today announced his decision to designate Shellyn Gae McCaffrey as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. She would succeed Eugene K. Lawson.

Ms. McCaffrey is currently the Deputy Under Secretary of Labor (International Affairs) at the Department of Labor. Prior to this, she served as Associate Deputy Secretary at the United States Department of Commerce, 1988 - 1989; Deputy Executive Secretary for the Economic Policy Council at the White House, 1985 - 1988; senior staff member in the Office of Policy Development at the White House, 1981 - 1985; and press aide and fundraiser for the Reagan-Bush campaign, 1979 - 1980.

Ms. McCaffrey graduated from the Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1979) and American University (J.D., 1988). She was born December 22, 1957, in Pittsburgh, PA. She currently resides in Alexandria, VA.