    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 32 (Monday, August 16, 1993)]
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    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Nomination for Ambassador to Spain

     August 10, 1993

        The President announced today that he intends to nominate Columbia
    University professor Richard N. Gardner to be Ambassador to Spain.
        ``Professor Gardner is an internationally recognized authority on
    international law, international economic problems, and U.S.-European
    relations,'' said the President. ``He will serve our country well as
    Ambassador to this important ally and trading partner.''

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