[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 11 (Monday, March 22, 1993)]
[Page 452]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Announcement of Nomination for Two Deputy United States Trade 
Representatives

 March 18, 1993

    President Clinton announced today his intention to nominate Rufus 
Yerxa and Charlene Barshefsky as Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives, and 
his approval of the appointment by Ambassador Mickey Kantor of the 
following:

    Ira Shapiro, General Counsel
    Nancy LeaMond, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Congressional 
      Affairs
    Anne Luzzatto, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public 
      Affairs
    Debbie Shon, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 
      Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison
    Ellen Frost, Counselor
    Howard Reed, Special Counsel for Financial and Investment Policy
    Tom Nides, Special Counsel for Congressional and Intergovernmental 
      Affairs

    ``We are at a key moment in the history of American trade policy,'' 
said the President. ``Rufus Yerxa, Charlene Barshefsky, and the 
outstanding team that Ambassador Kantor has put together will work hard 
to make sure that we do not miss the opportunities that lay ahead of 
us.''

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