    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [October 20, 1993]
    [Page 1782]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Appointment for the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross
    October 20, 1993

        The President announced today that he intends to appoint seven
    administration officials to be Government members of the Board of
    Governors of the American Red Cross. The seven are:

        Secretary of Defense Les Aspin
        Export-Import Bank Chairman Kenneth Brody
        Secretary of State Warren Christopher
        Secretary of Education Richard Riley
        Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala
        Federal Emergency Management Agency Director James Lee Witt
        Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

        ``I have long admired and sought to support the ongoing work of the
    American Red Cross to bring aid to those in need both around the world
    and here in our own communities,'' said the President. ``As I recently
    saw firsthand during the Midwest flooding this summer, their workers and
    volunteers are true lifesavers. I am appointing this senior group of
    officials to serve on their board because I want to be sure that my
    administration does everything that we can to support the Red Cross'
    important work.''