[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 1 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Appointment of Acting Director of Central Intelligence

January 6, 1995

    The President announced yesterday that Admiral William O. Studeman, 
the current Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will 
serve as the Acting Director of Central Intelligence until a new 
Director has been confirmed by the Senate. His appointment will become 
effective on Tuesday, January 10, 1995.
    Admiral Studeman, former Director of Naval Intelligence and the 
National Security Agency, has served as Deputy Director of Central 
Intelligence since April 1992.
    The President said, ``Admiral Studeman has served with distinction 
in a number of critical leadership positions in our intelligence 
community. He is uniquely qualified to serve as the Acting Director of 
Central Intelligence. I look forward to working closely with him during 
this interim period.''