    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [February 2, 1993]
    [Pages 36-37]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretaries of Housing and
    Urban Development
    February 2, 1993

        The President today nominated four recognized leaders in the housing
    field to work with Secretary Henry Cisneros as top officials at the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development. The nominees for Deputy
    Secretary and three Assistant Secretary positions are recognized and
    experienced leaders in the housing field.
        As Deputy Secretary, the President nominated Terry Duvernay,
    executive director of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, and HUD
    Chief of Staff under Secretary Moon Landrieu. Also nominated were Andrew
    Cuomo, the founder and president of an innovative and successful New
    York area housing organization, to be Assistant Secretary for Community
    Planning and Development; San Francisco Board of Supervisors member
    Roberta Achtenberg, to be Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
    Opportunity; and Jean Nolan, formerly director

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    of communications for The Enterprise Foundation, a national foundation
    that works to provide housing for low-income people, to be Assistant
    Secretary for Public Affairs.
        ``I am committed,'' said the President, ``as is Secretary Cisneros,
    to turning the Department of Housing and Urban Development into a center
    for action and a home for innovation. Terry Duvernay, Andrew Cuomo,
    Roberta Achtenberg, and Jean Nolan have a big task ahead of them--
    rebuilding housing opportunity for all Americans and repairing the torn
    fabric of our nation's urban communities. These four outstanding
    individuals have the experience, the knowledge, and the ability to make
    that happen. They will be an essential part of my team.''

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