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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release April 2, 1993

PRESIDENT NAMES FOUR TO TOP JUSTICE POSTS

The President announced his choices today for several senior positions at the Department of Justice. He intends to nominate Philip Heymann to be Deputy Attorney General. He is nominating Webster Lee Hubbell to be Associate Attorney General and Drew S. Days, III to be Solicitor General.

"The team that Attorney General Reno and I are putting together at the Justice Department is talented, strong, and ready to move forward quickly to tackle the many difficult issues the Department faces," said the President. "With this core group in place, we can move forward to make an independent, aggressive force working to achieve justice for all Americans and safe streets across our country. I hope that the Senate will quickly confirm these outstanding individuals."

Additionally, Attorney General Reno appointed Carl Stern to be Director of the Office of Public Affairs.

Biographies of the nominees are attached.

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