For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 28, 2002
Nomination
President Bush Announced His Intention to Nominate Peter Terpeluk, Jr. to be Ambassador to Luxembourg
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
Peter Terpeluk, Jr. to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to Luxembourg.
"Peter Terpeluk is an accomplished business leader and public
servant. His commitment to community service, experience in
economic development, and understanding of international relations will
make him a very effective Ambassador to Luxembourg," said President
Bush.
Mr. Terpeluk has been a managing director of the American
Continental Group since 1994. In 1986, he founded the
consulting firm Terpeluk and Associates and simultaneously he was a
Principal in the Washington Office of Wojdak and Associates from 1989
to 1993.
Mr. Terpeluk's public service began when he served as Town Manager
in two Southeastern Pennsylvania Township from 1972 to
1981. From 1981 to 1984, he served with the U.S. Small
Business Administration, first as the Regional Administrator for the
mid-Atlantic region and then as Deputy National
Administrator. In 1984, he became the Executive Director of
the Greater Philadelphia First Corporation, where he worked closely with
area government and business leaders to spur economic growth throughout
the region. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush appointed
Terpeluk to the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Development Commission. He was previously Of Counsel to the
Forum for International Policy, chaired by Brent Scowcroft.
A Pennsylvania native, Terpeluk earned a bachelor's degree from
LaSalle College and a Master's degree in Public Administration from
Rider College.
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