President Clinton Announces the Appointment of Judith A. Billings and Michael T. Isbell to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
August 8, 1996
PRESIDENT CLINTON ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDITH A. BILLINGS
AND MICHAEL T. ISBELL TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
HIV/AIDS
The President today announced that Secretary Shalala will
appoint Judith A. Billings and Michael T. Isbell to the
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Pursuant to the
President's Executive Order, signed on June 15, 1995, the Council
will be established at the Department of Health and Human
Services.
Judith A. Billings of Puyallup, Washington, has served as the
superintendent of public instruction for the State of Washington
since January of 1989. She was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in March
of 1995 after being infected with the virus while undergoing
artificial insemination in the early 1980's. Ms. Billings went
public with this information in January of this year. She is a
known advocate of AIDS education in Washington schools and works
with numerous organizations dealing with AIDS education,
prevention and services. Ms. Billings received her B.A. in
education from the Pacific Lutheran University and her J.D. from
the University of Puget Sound.
Michael T. Isbell of New York, New York, is the associate
executive director of the Gay Men's Health Crisis of New York
City. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Isbell was director of the AIDS
Project for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund in New
York City. He has been the author of numerous publications and
has served as a member of the Centers for Disease Control HIV
External Review Panel and the New York City HIV Health and Human
Services Planning Council. Mr. Isbell received summa cum laude
his B.A. from the University of North Alabama and his J.D. from
Harvard University. He also received a Rotary Foundation graduate
fellowship to study at the Universite de Bordeaux in 1981.

The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS has been
established at the Department of Health and Human Services. The
L() Council provides advice, information and recommendations regarding
programs and policies to promote prevention of the HIV disease, to
advance research on HIV and AIDS, and to promote quality services
to persons living with the HIV disease and AIDS.