[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 24 (Monday, June 21, 1993)]
[Page 1090]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Nomination for Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade

 June 15, 1993

    The President announced today that he intends to nominate Jeff 
Garten to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
    ``As we seek to expand free and fair trade with all of our partners 
around the world, I am very pleased to be naming Jeff Garten to this 
important post,'' said the President. ``His combination of hands-on 
business experience, sterling academic credentials, and previous 
Government service in three administrations amply equips him to tackle 
the challenges that lie ahead.''

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