    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 32 (Monday, August 16, 1993)]
    [Pages 1601-1602]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Nomination for Director of the Institute of Museum Services

     August 10, 1993

        The President today announced his intention to nominate Diane B.
    Frankel to be Director of the Institute of Museum Services, National
    Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
        ``Diane Frankel has spent her career strengthening the commitment to
    teaching in the museums in which she has worked and

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    fostering closer ties between museums and their local communities,'' the
    President said. ``With her unique background as the founder of her own
    museum, I am confident she will do an excellent job directing the IMS in
    its efforts to support America's museums, historical sites, and zoos.''

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