[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 43 (Monday, November 1, 1993)]
[Page 2180]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Nomination for an Assistant Secretary of Commerce

 October 26, 1993

    The President announced his intention today to nominate Washington, 
DC, lawyer Susan Esserman to be the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Import Administration.
    ``Susan Esserman is an expert in international trade policy who has 
been widely recognized as one of the leaders in that field,'' said the 
President. ``I am pleased that she has agreed to serve at the Commerce 
Department.''

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