    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 31 (Monday, August 9, 1993)]
    [Page 1584]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Nomination for an Assistant Administrator at the Agency for
    International Development

     August 5, 1993

        The President announced his intention today to nominate career
    Foreign Service Officer John F. Hicks to be Assistant Administrator of
    the Agency for International Development, U.S. International Development
    Cooperation Agency, and Director of AID's Africa Bureau.
        ``John Hicks is a dedicated and capable professional who is one of
    the Foreign Service's leading experts on African development,'' said the
    President. ``I expect him to do an outstanding job in this position.''

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