    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [May 18, 1993]
    [Page 703]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for Posts at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
    May 18, 1993

        The President announced today his intention to nominate Mollie H.
    Beattie, the director of a Vermont public policy center and former State
    natural resources official, to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service, Department of the Interior. In addition, the President
    announced that his longtime environmental aide Kenneth Smith has been
    appointed the Fish and Wildlife Service's Deputy Director.
        ``Secretary Babbitt and I have placed a high priority on finding new
    ways to protect biological diversity without endangering economic
    growth,'' said the President. ``The Fish and Wildlife Service will play
    a big role in that process. I have full confidence in the ability of
    Mollie Beattie and Ken Smith to do the hard work and the fresh thinking
    that needs to be done.''

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