[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
[March 8, 1993]
[Page 256]
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Nomination for Posts at the Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, and 
Agriculture Departments and the United Nations
March 8, 1993

    The President continued the process of filling the sub-Cabinet 
today, expressing his intent to nominate eight senior officials at the 
Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Housing and Urban Development 
and at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Named today were:

    Michael Stegman, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
        Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Everett Ehrlich, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of 
        Commerce
    Eugene Moos, Under Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity 
        Programs, Department of Agriculture
    Richard Rominger, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
    Wardell Townsend, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
        Department of Agriculture
    Francis Vacca, Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, 
        Department of Agriculture
    Victor Marrero, U.S. Representative to the Economic and Security 
        Council, United Nations
    Karl F. (Rick) Inderfurth, U.S. Alternate Representative for Special 
        Political Affairs, United Nations

    ``The people I am asking to serve in my administration today combine 
academic achievement with real world experience,'' said the President. 
``I am particularly pleased to be naming two family farmers to help run 
the Department of Agriculture.''

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