    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [December 20, 1993]
    [Page 2195]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Nomination for an Assistant Secretary of Education
    December 20, 1993

        The President announced today that he intends to nominate Rodney A.
    McCowan to be the Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office of
    Human Resources and Administration. Mr. McCowan has been serving as
    Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary of Education Madeleine Kunin. As
    Assistant Secretary, he will oversee the Department's administrative
    functions, including human resources, information systems, Government
    reinvention initiatives, and labor-management relations.
        ``Rodney McCowan is an experienced manager who has done an excellent
    job at the Department of Education since the beginning of this
    administration,'' said the President. ``I hope that he will continue to
    do well in his new capacity.''

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