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SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30308 June 5, 1968 N WILLIAM W, SUTTLE NAMED DIRECTOR OF OEO ' S SOUTHEAST REGION William W. Suttle, former Presiden t of the United State s Jayce es, ha s been named Di rector of the Southeast Region of the OEO, it was announced today by· OEO Acting Director, Bertra nd M. Harding. Suttle has been servi ng as Acting Regional Director si n ce March 11 of th is y ear. In making the annou nc emen t , Mr. Harding said: dedicate d you ng man with a sense of purpose . 11 Bill Suttle is a hard worki ng, He has demonstra ted exce l lertt leadership qu alities and understanding of di f f ering points of view , and a k nack for get ting things done whi ch wi ll stand him in good stea d as he tackle s his new a s si gnment. The OEO is extremely for tunate to have acquired hi s talents for this diffi cult a nd demanding job. Suttle, 34, served as Special As si stant to t he Di r ec tor of OE O, worki ng primarily in the field of business inv.olvement in t he a nti - pov erty program f rom Augu st 19 67, until his appo i ntment as Acting Director of OEO' s Regi o nal Office i n Atlanta. Su ttle-~ - who calls Greensboro, Nor t h Caro li na , home -- - comp leted hi s ye a r a s President of t h e U, S . Jaycees last J une 30 , He is serving currently as Chai rman of the Board of the national organization for y oung civ i c l ea ders " Dur i ng his year as t he Jaycees' chief e xecutive , he t rave led wi dely in tlis countr y and overseas , a nd tal ked with national leaders on the chal l enges fa c ing young me n today . A l aw graduate of the University of North Carolina i n 19 8 , Suttle engaged i n pr ivat e l aw pra cti ce in Marion , North Caro lina, fo r seven year s. He wa s employed by the Nor t h Carolina Natio nal Bank in Greensboro at t he time he was e l ec ted Jayc ees President . He has s erved as Di r e ctor of the Nor t Caro l i na Tr af f ic Sa f ety Council , a member of the Na tional Planning Committee of the America n Red Cross and a member of the Advisory Boar d of the Salvation Army. Si nce c oming to OEO , Sutt le and hi s wi fe, Pat , and their t wo ch il dre n have lived i n McLean , Virgi nia, They wi ll be moving shortly t o Atlanta, The OEO Sou theast Regional Office, located in At lan ta , admi nis t er s anti-poverty programs in Tennessee, South Caro l ina, Georgia, Alabama, Missi ssi ppi and Florida . �