[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[February 5, 1991]
[Page 112]
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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.