[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 39 (Monday, October 4, 1993)]
[Page 1923]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Nomination of an Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs

 September 29, 1993

    The President announced today that he intends to nominate career 
Veterans Affairs official Raymond John Vogel, to be the Under Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. Vogel, a disabled Vietnam-era Army 
veteran, would head the Veterans Benefits Administration, the VA Agency 
responsible for delivery of nonmedical benefits to the Nation's 27 
million veterans.
    In making his announcement, the President said, ``John Vogel is 
uniquely qualified to apply his in-depth expertise to the VA's new 
commitment to serve America's veterans during a new era of efficiency 
and sensitivity. He will ably assist VA Secretary Jesse Brown in his 
plans to modernize and streamline the VA claims process.''

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