[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 4 (Monday, January 31, 1994)]
[Page 147]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Nomination for Assistant Secretaries of the Army and Air Force

January 24, 1994

    The President announced his intention today to nominate three 
assistant secretaries at the Pentagon: Gilbert F. Decker to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition; Robert 
F. Hale to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial 
Management; and Sara E. Lister to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Manpower and Reserves.
    ``As I ask William Perry to take over the reins at the Department of 
Defense, I am pleased to be continuing the process of ensuring that we 
have a strong team at every level of the Pentagon,'' said the President. 
``I expect Gilbert Decker, Robert Hale, and Sara Lister to all play an 
important role in keeping our armed services the best in the world.''

Note: Biographies of the nominees were made available by the Office of 
the Press Secretary.