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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release October 7, 1997
               PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES NANCY E. SODERBERG AS 
      ALTERNATE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS 
            AT THE UNITED NATIONS WITH THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR

President Clinton today announced his nomination of Nancy E. Soderberg as the Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, with the Rank of Ambassador.

Ms. Soderberg, of Washington, D.C., served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs at the National Security Council in the White House from September 1995 to 1997. Prior to this, she served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Staff Director of the National Security Council. Before joining the Clinton Administration, Ms. Soderberg worked as the Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

Ms. Soderberg was born in San Turce, Puerto Rico on March 13, 1958. She received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1980, and an M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1984. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

In her capacity as Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, Ms. Soderberg will represent the United States in the Security Council and assist with the formulation and implementation of the U.S. position on designated Security Council issues. She will have primary responsibility in U.N. peacekeeping operations and will also serve as Alternate U.S. Representative to the U.N. Committee on Disarmament and International Security. - 30-30-30-