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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

         For Immediate Release                                              
         November 1, 1993

PRESIDENT NAMES ECKERT TO EXPORT ADMINISTRATION POST

                The President announced his intention today to nominate 
         research and international trade consultant Sue E. Eckert to be 
         the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.
         
                "Sue Eckert brings a wide range of both public and private 
         sector experience in international trade to this position," said 
         the President.  "That experience will be invaluable as we seek to 
         expand our country's exports to create more jobs here at home."
         
                Eckert currently works as an independent consultant on 
         international trade and economic issues, and as a research 
         consultant to the Brown University Center for Foreign Policy 
         Development.    In 1991, she participated in an exchange program 
         in the former Soviet Union, teaching classes in Moscow, the 
         Northern Caucuses, Kazakhstan, and Lithuania.  
         
                Prior to becoming a private consultant, Eckert worked as a 
         Staff Consultant to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 
         specializing in export controls and promotion activities, among 
         other areas of policy.  She served on a number of U.S. trade 
         delegations and investment missions, and played a key role in the 
         passage of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act and the 
         Export Administration Amendments of 1985.  She had previously 
         worked as a Legislative Assistant to Pennsylvania Congressman Bob 
         Edgar and a research analyst for Discovery Analysts, Inc.
         
                Eckert holds a B.A. from Penn State University, and 
         completed work towards a masters degree at the Fletcher School of 
         Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.  She also studied at the 
         Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.  A 35-
         year-old native of Warren, Pennsylvania, Eckert currently resides 
         in Little Compton, Rhode Island with her husband, Dr. Mark 
         Sawoski.
         
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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

         For Immediate Release                                               
         November 1, 1993

CURTIS TO BE NOMINATED FOR POSITION AT ENERGY

                President Clinton announced today that he intends to 
         nominate Charles B. Curtis to be the Under Secretary of Energy.   
         After he is confirmed, he will assume management responsibility 
         for science and technology programs, weapons and waste-cleanup 
         programs and energy policy matters assigned by the Secretary.
         
                "There are few Americans who can match Charles Curtis' 
         governmental experience, or his knowledge of energy policy," said 
         the President.  "He will be an outstanding addition to Secretary 
         O'Leary's team at the Energy Department."
         
                Curtis is currently the senior partner in the Washington 
         law firm of Van Ness, Feldman & Curtis.  He has previously held 
         positions with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
         Department of the Treasury, and the Securities and Exchange 
         Commission.  From 1971-76, he was Chief Counsel to the Energy and 
         Commerce Committee in the House of Representatives, with principal 
         responsibility for energy, consumer protection, and securities 
         matters.  He served as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
         Commission during the Carter Administration.  
         
         A Pennsylvania native, Curtis is a graduate of the University of 
         Massachusetts and the Boston University School of Law.  He is 
         married, has two children, and is 53 years old.

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

         For Immediate Release                                               
         November 1, 1993

PRESIDENT NAMES AMBASSADOR TO DJIBOUTI

                The President today announced his intention to nominate 
         career Foreign Service officer Martin L. Cheses to be the U.S. 
         Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti.
         
                "Over his nearly thirty-year career in the Foreign Service, 
         Martin Cheses has served his country well.  I expect him to 
         continue to do so during his tenure in Djibouti," said President 
         Clinton.
         
                Cheses' connection with Africa dates to 1961, when he 
         worked for the African-American Institute in New York, and to his 
         four years with the Voice of America's African Division.  After he 
         joined the Foreign Service in 1965, his first tour of duty was 
         split between Coakry, Guinea and Yaounde, Cameroon.  This tour was 
         followed by tours in Washington, the French West Indies, and the 
         Bahamas.  He returned to Africa as Deputy Chief of Mission at the 
         U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Benin.  He also served in Paris and South 
         Africa, and returned to the Bahamas as Deputy Chief of Mission.  
         Since the summer of 1991, he has been serving as the State 
         Department's Director of the Office of East African Affairs.
         
                A New York City native, Cheses received his B.A. from the 
         City College of New York, and did graduate studies at the American 
         University in Washington.  He and his wife, the former Marlyn 
         Fein, have two children.  He is 54 years old.

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

         For Immediate Release                                               
         November 1, 1993

AIR FORCE OFFICIALS NAMED

                President Clinton announced today that he intends to 
         nominate Edwin A. Deagle, Jr. to be Under Secretary of the Air 
         Force, and Clark G. Fiester to be Assistant Secretary of the Air 
         Force for Acquisition.
         
                "Edwin Deagle and Clark Fiester have each spent the better 
         part of his life in watching out for our nation's security.  They 
         are well prepared to continue that work at the Pentagon," said the 
         President.
         
                Edwin A. Deagle, Jr. is director of business development 
         and manager of product operations for Hughes Identification 
         Devices, a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft, Inc.  He has worked for 
         Hughes, in a variety of capacities, since 1986.  Previously, he 
         had worked for nine years as director of the International Affairs 
         Division of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York.   He has also 
         worked for various agencies of the U.S. government, including the 
         National Security Council and the Congressional Budget Office.  
         Deagle, 56, served as an officer in the U.S. Army from 1960-72, 
         and was decorated five times for valor in Vietnam.  He is a 
         graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, and holds masters and 
         doctoral degrees from Harvard.  He lives in Laguna Niguel, 
         California with his wife, Judy.  They have two children.
         
                Clark G. Fiester is a former group vice president and 
         general manager for the Electronic Defense Sector of GTE 
         Government Systems Corp, which designs and develops information 
         security, electro-optics, and automated weather.  He is currently 
         a consultant with GTE, which he has been associated since 1957.  
         In addition, Fiester serves on the Army Security Agency Advisory 
         Board, and belongs to the Air Force Association and the Arnold Air 
         Society.  Fiester holds a B.S. from Penn State University and an 
         M.S. from Stanford University, and studied in the Advanced 
         Management Program at Harvard University.  He lives with his wife, 
         Christine, and two children in Santa Clara County, California.  He 
         is 59 years old.
         
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