WASHINGTON - The National Capital Planning Commission has welcomed new chairman John V. Cogbill, III, appointed to the Commission by President Bush. A resident of Virginia, Cogbill occupies that state's seat as a Presidential appointee.

Cogbill is a real estate and land use attorney. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Cogbill served in the U.S. Army from 1970-1976. He earned his J.D. from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.

Two new Commission Members are also a part of NCPC. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and Stephen A. Perry, Administrator of General Services. The Commission also welcomed the following Alternates: Cynthia Gooen, Counsel, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Alternate to Senator Lieberman; and Michael S. McGill, Senior Project Manager, Public Buildings Service, National Capital Region, General Services Administration, Alternate to Administrator Perry. 401300