    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [October 8, 1993]
    [Page 1720]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration
    October 8, 1993

        The President today announced his intention to nominate Wally B.
    Beyer, the general manager of a North Dakota electric cooperative for
    the past 30 years, as Administrator for the Rural Electrification
    Administration at the Department of Agriculture.
        ``With his many years working to provide electricity to rural
    Americans in North Dakota, Wally Beyer is exactly the type of person we
    need at the helm at the Rural Electrification Administration,'' the
    President said. ``I am pleased he has joined our team.''

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