    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [March 18, 1993]
    [Pages 321-322]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for the Office of the United States Trade Representative
    March 18, 1993

        The President announced today his intention to nominate Rufus Yerxa
    and Charlene Barshefsky as Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives, and his
    approval of the appointment by Ambassador Mickey Kantor of the
    following:

        Ira Shapiro, General Counsel
        Nancy LeaMond, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Congressional
            Affairs
        Anne Luzzatto, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public
            Affairs
        Debbie Shon, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for
            Intergovernmental Affairs and

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            Public Liaison
        Ellen Frost, Counselor
        Howard Reed, Special Counsel for Financial and Investment Policy
        Tom Nides, Special Counsel for Congressional and Intergovernmental
            Affairs

        ``We are at a key moment in the history of American trade policy,''
    said the President. ``Rufus Yerxa, Charlene Barshefsky, and the
    outstanding team that Ambassador Kantor has put together will work hard
    to make sure that we do not miss the opportunities that lay ahead of
    us.''

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