[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.