Peter Ueberroth will take the title of USOC President when he steps down as chair this year. (Getty Images)(ATR) U.S. Olympic Committee chair Peter Ueberroth is about to take a new title in a move to bolster the Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics.
Under changes to the USOC by-laws passed Tuesday, Ueberroth is in line to become USOC president for two years in an honorary capacity, non-voting.
The post of president was abandoned four years ago as part of organizational reforms enacted at the USOC. In place of that position, the chairman of the board of directors became the top spot, with Ueberroth selected in 2004 as chair, promising to stay for a single four-year term.
But with Chicago in the hunt for the 2016 Olympics, keeping the famed Ueberroth as part of the USOC leadership has become part of the international strategy for the bid.
In May the USOC board considered the by law change but held off a decision pending public comment. Meeting by teleconference July 1, the board adopted the change, which calls for the creation of a new post of president which is awarded to the immediate past USOC chair with the two year term.
That will keep Ueberroth linked to the USOC for the remaining 15 months of the international campaign for Chicago and beyond. Bob Ctvrtlik will become USOC First Vice President International. (ATR)
Another new by-law approved by the board makes the U.S. IOC members eligible to serve as chair. This move opens the door for Anita DeFrantz, senior IOC member in the U.S., or colleague Jim Easton to step into that leadership role. Naming either one would ensure another familiar face to the USOC team. The board is to name a successor to Ueberroth later this year, at a meeting October 12 in Orlando, or in December, date and place to be named.
Continuity of leadership for the Chicago bid is behind another by-law change that keeps Bob Ctvrtlik a part of the team. He’s been the point person between the USOC and Chicago, representing the bid on the international level. But his term as an IOC member ends at the Beijing session and thus his seat on USOC board. The new by-law creates the non-voting member post of the USOC First Vice President, International for a term of two years.
Written by Ed Hula
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