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President Clinton Names Former NSTAC IES Representative as a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

Washington D.C., January 16, 2001 - President Clinton announced on January 3, 2001 the recess appointment of Laramie Faith McNamara to serve as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. She was nominated on November 10, 1999.

Ms. McNamara is a public policy consultant specializing in the impact of technology development and security on global institutions and relationships. She is also a former member of President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) Industry Executive Subcommittee (IES). During her time with the NSTAC IES, she chaired its task force on the National Information Infrastructure.

From 1994 to 1995, Ms. McNamara was Senior Vice President for National and International Relations for Bank of America. From 1980 to 1994, she directed Federal Government Relations at TRW Inc., a diversified company with a base in advanced technology.

Ms. McNamara has served as an officer and a board member of the Electronic Industries Association, as well as a member of the board of its Electronics Industry Foundation. She has chaired the joint private-public sector Tax Coalition, and is past Chairman and Member of the Board of The Green Door, a non-profit, self-help organization for the mentally ill.

Ms. McNamara was raised and educated in Europe and South America, and received a bachelor of arts degree from Niagara (N.Y.) University, and a masters of arts from Boston College.

The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States is an independent agency within the Department of Justice. It adjudicates the property and personal claims of United States citizens against foreign governments after the foreign government in question has reached a settlement agreement with the United States.

The Commission also offers technical assistance to United States officials addressing foreign claims issues and to foreign governments seeking to establish similar adjudicating bodies of their own. The decisions of the Commission are final on all questions of fact and law and are not subject to review by any other official or agency of the United States.

(Courtesy of the White House.)

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