US-AEP Appoints New Executive Director

Peter M. Kimm has recently been selected to replace the retiring Larry Crandall as the executive director of United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP). Kimm will begin his new position at US-AEP on January 12, 1998.

Kimm has been heavily involved in urban environmental activities for more than 25 years. Most recently he was the senior career official in the USAID Environment Center where he supervised the operations of offices responsible for natural resources, energy, and urban programs. He served as USAID's director of urban programs as well as established a USAID Regional Urban Development Office in Korea.

Kimm is a graduate of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City.