    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [October 19, 1993]
    [Page 1777]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for an Assistant Secretary of Energy
    October 19, 1993

        The President announced his intention to nominate Christine Ervin,
    currently director of the Oregon department of energy, to be Assistant
    Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
        ``We must expand our efforts to use energy more efficiently and to
    develop new, renewable sources of energy,'' said the President. ``Having
    an Assistant Secretary of Energy with Christine Ervin's wide range of
    experience will help us to move that process forward.''

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