For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 8, 2002
Appointment
President Bush Today Announced His Intention to Appoint Fred S. Zeidman to be a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to appoint Fred
S. Zeidman to be a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Council for the remainder of a five-year term expiring January 15,
2007, and upon appointment, designate Chair.
Fred S. Zeidman is a prominent business and civic leader from
Houston, Texas. Zeidman is Managing Partner of WoodRock &
Company. He is Chairman of the Southwest Region of the Anti
Defamation League; Vice Chairman of the Board of Regents of Texas
Southern University; Texas State Chairman of Israel Bonds; and Vice
President and Director of the Jewish Institute for National Security
Affairs. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Zeidman
has played a leadership role in a number of other Jewish
organizations. Zeidman received his BSBA from Washington
University and MBA from New York University.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council oversees the U. S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum, our national institution dedicated to
Holocaust remembrance and education. The Museum has welcomed
over 17 million visitors since opening in 1993.
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