    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [February 5, 1991]
    [Page 112]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Nomination of Rockwell A. Schnabel To Be Deputy Secretary of Commerce
    February 5, 1991

        The President today announced his intention to nominate Rockwell
    Anthony Schnabel to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce at the Department of
    Commerce. He would succeed Thomas Joseph Murrin.
        Since 1989 Mr. Schnabel has served as Under Secretary for Travel and
    Tourism at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. Prior to
    this Mr. Schnabel served as U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1985-1989. In
    addition, he was president of Unilife Assurance Group in Luxembourg,
    1975-1979. In 1965, Mr. Schnabel joined Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards,
    Inc., serving in various senior management positions including president
    of the firm's holding company.
        Mr. Schnabel attended Trinity College in The Netherlands, 1952-1956.
    He served in the U.S. National Guard Reserves, 1959-1965. He was born
    December 30, 1936, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Mr. Schnabel is
    married, has three children, and resides in Washington, DC.