    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [September 23, 1994]
    [Page 1601]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appointment of Deputy Chief of Staff for White House Operations
    September 23, 1994

        The President today named Erskine B. Bowles, currently the
    Administrator of the Small Business Administration, as his Deputy Chief
    of Staff for White House Operations. Mr. Bowles, who will also be an
    Assistant to the President, will take over his new responsibilities on
    October 3.
        In the new White House staff structure, also announced today by
    Chief of Staff Leon E. Panetta, Mr. Bowles will be responsible for
    internal White House operations as well as the day-to-day activities of
    the President and will oversee access to the Oval Office.
        The offices reporting to him will be the Office of Scheduling and
    Advance, the Office of Management and Administration, the Office of
    Presidential Personnel, and the Office of the Staff Secretary, as well
    as the Director of Oval Office Operations.
        ``I am very excited that Erskine is coming to the White House,'' the
    President said. ``As SBA Administrator, he turned around an agency that
    previous administrations had neglected. It has become a beacon of
    support for the Nation's small businesses, and it now responds with
    incredible speed and sensitivity to major disasters. Erskine will
    undoubtedly bring to the White House the same vigor and creativity with
    which he has headed the SBA.''

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