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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release December 3, 1996

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES LT. GENERAL MARC ANTHONY CISNEROS (RET.)

AS MEMBER OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS

President Clinton today announced his intent to appoint Lt. General Marc Anthony Cisneros (Ret.) of Texas as a member of the U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors.

Lt. General Cisneros recently retired as the Commanding General, Fifth United States Army, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. During his thirty-five years of military service, he held numerous positions including Commanding General, U.S. Army South, Panama; Deputy Commanding General, III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas; and Deputy Inspector General, Investigations and Oversight, Office of the Secretary of Army, Washington, D.C. Lt. General Cisneros is the recipient of U.S. decorations and badges which include the Combat Infantry Badge and the Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster).

Lt. General Marc Anthony Cisneros was born in Brownsville, Texas. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Auditing from Saint Mary's University, and a Master of Science in Public Administration from Shippensburg State College. He is also a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, and the United States Army War College. He resides in San Antonio, Texas.

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     The U. S. Military Academy Board of Visitors visits the Academy

annually and conducts inquiries regarding the morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the Academy which the Board decides to consider.

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