    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [March 22, 1993]
    [Page 334]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for Posts at the Treasury and Transportation Departments
    March 22, 1993

        The President announced today his intention to nominate George
    Weise, the staff director of the House Ways and Means Committee's
    Subcommittee on Trade, to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service,
    Department of the Treasury; and Stephen Kaplan, the former city attorney
    of Denver, to be General Counsel for the Department of Transportation.
        ``George Weise,'' said the President, ``is one of this country's
    leading experts on customs matters, with experience that few can match.
    I am confident that he will work to make the Customs Service a model of
    effectiveness and efficiency.''
        ``As Denver's city attorney,'' the President added, ``Stephen Kaplan
    served Federico Pena with unparalleled dedication and professionalism.
    He will, I am sure, do no less here in the Federal Government.''

    Note: Biographies of the nominees were made available by the Office of
    the Press Secretary.