[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
[April 5, 1993]
[Page 404]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination for Posts at the Departments of Defense and Labor
April 5, 1993

    The President today announced his intention to nominate two more 
Assistant Secretaries at the Department of Defense and an Administrator 
at the Department of Labor. Additionally, the President announced the 
nomination of five other men and women to Defense and Labor posts.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lt. Gen. Emmett 
Paige, Jr., as Assistant Secretary for Command, Control and 
Communications at the Department of Defense, Deborah Lee as Assistant 
Secretary for Reserve Affairs at the Department of Defense, and Maria 
Echaveste as Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the 
Department of Labor. In addition, the President announced the following 
appointments: Colleen Preston, Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition, 
Department of Defense; Sherri Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary 
for Environmental Security, Department of Defense; William Lynn, 
Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Department of Defense; Joyce 
Miller, Executive Director, Glass Ceiling Commission, Department of 
Labor; and Charles Richards, Director, Office of the New American 
Workplace, Department of Labor.
    ``These men and women, with their collective experience, 
intelligence, and commitment to making Government work for the American 
people, will add to the excellent staffs already at work with both 
Secretaries Aspin and Reich,'' the President said.

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