[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
[May 21, 1993]
[Page 718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appointment for Director of the National Park Service
May 21, 1993

    The President announced the appointment of Roger Kennedy as the 
Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 
Kennedy is currently the Director of the Smithsonian Institution's 
National Museum of American History.
    ``There are few tasks more serious than the stewardship of our 
national parks,'' said the President. ``With a record of public service 
dating back to World War II, Roger Kennedy is more than up to the job of 
safeguarding these precious resources.''

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