    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [April 13, 1993]
    [Page 429]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for an Assistant Secretary of Defense
    April 13, 1993

        The President announced today that he intends to nominate Ashton
    Carter, the director of Harvard's Center for Science and International
    Affairs, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Security and
    Counter-Proliferation.
        ``One of the key national security challenges of the post-cold-war
    era is containing the spread of nuclear arms and other weapons of mass
    destruction,'' said the President. ``In Ashton Carter we will have an
    experienced and expert Assistant Secretary focusing on the problems and
    seeking solutions.''

    Note: A biography of the nominee was made available by the Office of the
    Press Secretary.