    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [July 2, 1993]
    [Page 992]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for Secretary of the Air Force
    July 2, 1993

        The President announced his intention today to nominate Sheila E.
    Widnall, associate provost of MIT and vice chair of the Carnegie
    Corporation Board, to be the Secretary of the Air Force. Ms. Widnall
    will be the first woman Service Secretary.
        ``I am very proud to be making this announcement,'' said the
    President. ``Sheila Widnall is a woman of high achievement: a respected
    scientist, a skilled administrator, and a dedicated citizen. I am
    confident that she will do an outstanding job of guiding the Air Force
    through this period of post-cold-war change.''

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