[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 28 (Monday, July 19, 1993)]
[Page 1330]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Nomination for Director of the National Science Foundation

 July 13, 1993

    The President announced his intention today to nominate Dr. Neal F. 
Lane, the provost of Rice University, to be the Director of the National 
Science Foundation.

    ``By providing financial support to our Nation's scientists and 
engineers, the National Science Foundation fuels the engine of 
creativity that helps us to increase our economic potential and our base 
of knowledge,'' said the President. ``Neal Lane, with his considerable 
experience as a scientist and administrator, will provide the leadership 
necessary to foster the great talent, ingenuity, and potential of the 
American research community.''

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