THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release October 26,
2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES GEORGE "BUDDY" DARDEN
AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
The President today announced the nomination of George "Buddy" Darden
as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC).
Mr. George Darden, of Marietta, Georgia, is a partner in the Atlanta
law firm of Long, Aldridge & Norman, LLP, with offices in Atlanta and
Washington, D.C. Prior to his joining the firm, he represented Georgia?s
Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for six
terms. During his tenure in Congress, Mr. Darden served first as a member
of the Armed Services Committee and Interior and Insular Affairs Committee.
He subsequently served as a member of the House Appropriations Committee,
and two of its Subcommittees, Defense and Treasury. Mr. Darden serves as a
Trustee of the Richard B. Russell Foundation and the National Botanic
Garden.
Mr. Darden received his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of
Georgia.
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is a self-sustaining
federal agency whose purpose is to promote economic growth in developing
countries by encouraging U.S. private investment in those nations.
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