    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [September 8, 1993]
    [Page 1456]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Nomination for Four Ambassadors
    September 8, 1993

        The President announced his intention today to nominate Alan John
    Blinken to be Ambassador to Belgium, Swanee Hunt to be Ambassador to the
    Republic of Austria, and William Lacy Swing to be Ambassador to the
    Republic of Haiti. In addition, the President announced that he has
    nominated Richard Wallace Teare to be Ambassador to the Republic of
    Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
        ``These four individuals have all exhibited the level of
    accomplishment and excellence that Secretary Christopher and I have
    pledged that our Ambassadors would have,'' said the President. ``I am
    very proud of these choices.''

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