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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release August 23, 1995

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

Holbrooke Team's Return to Former Yugoslavia with New Members

The President has instructed Ambassador Holbrooke to return to the former Yugoslavia this Sunday, Aug. 27 to continue the search for peace. In doing so, we honor the memory of Robert Frasure, Joseph Kruzel and Nelson Drew who gave their lives in pursuit of this important cause that has already taken so many innocent lives.

Following today's memorial service for the three men, the President met with his foreign policy team and the new members of the Holbrooke team. They include:

Roberts Owen currently is the Bosnia Federation arbitrator. He will become the senior advisor to the Secretary of State on the former Yugoslavia. Owen was formerly the legal advisor to the Department of State from 1979-1981.
Brigadier General Donald Kerrick currently is the director of the National Military Intelligence Center at the Department of Defense and formerly a member of the National Security Council staff. He is on temporary detail to the NSC.
James Pardew currently is the Director of the Balkan Task Force in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Christopher Hill currently is the Office Director for the South-Central European Affairs Section of the State Department and was formerly our Charge in Albania.

The group will continue the diplomatic effort begun two weeks ago to seize the opportunity for a negotiated settlement in the Balkans. There can be no more fitting tribute to our colleagues than to persist with new vigor the efforts for which they gave their lives.