[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 15 (Monday, April 19, 1993)]
[Page 576]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Nomination of Jolene Molitoris To Be Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration

 April 12, 1993

    The President will nominate Jolene Molitoris to be the Administrator 
of the Federal Railroad Administration, the White House announced today. 
Ms. Molitoris served for more than a decade with the Ohio Department of 
Transportation and Ohio Rail Transportation Authority.
    ``One of the most important things we can do to improve our overall 
transportation system and to create high-wage manufacturing jobs is to 
improve and expand our Nation's rail system,'' said the President. 
``Jolene Molitoris is a seasoned executive with direct experience in 
doing the kinds of things we need to be doing.''

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