[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 40 (Monday, October 11, 1993)]
[Pages 2017-2018]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Nomination for the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency

 October 6, 1993

    The President announced today that he intends to nominate John D. 
Holum to be the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency.
    ``My administration has placed the highest importance on arms 
control and combating the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction,'' said the President. ``A revitalized Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency will play an important role in achieving new arms 
control agreements and fighting weapons proliferation. I can think of no 
finer and more

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dedicated person to lead ACDA than John Holum, whom I have known for 20 
years and who has close working relationships with many senior officials 
at the State and Defense Departments, the NSC, and throughout my 
administration. John will be a strong voice for arms control and 
nonproliferation policies within the councils of Government.''

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