[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 51 (Monday, December 23, 2002)]
[Page 2168]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Appointment of Thomas H. Kean as Chairman of the 
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

December 16, 2002

    I am pleased to announce that Thomas H. Kean, former Governor of New 
Jersey and president of Drew University in New Jersey, will serve as 
Chairman of the national commission to investigate the terrorist attacks 
of September 11, 2001, and the events that led up to it.
    Tom Kean is a leader respected for his integrity, fairness, and good 
judgment. I am confident he will work to make the Commission's 
investigation thorough. It is important that we uncover every detail and 
learn every lesson of September 11th.
    Governor Kean served on the Advisory Board to the President's 
Initiative on Race from 1997 to 1998, served as Vice Chairman of the 
U.S. delegation to the Fourth U.N. World Conference on Women in 1995, 
and led the U.S. delegation to the World Conference on Education for All 
in Thailand in 1990.