THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

                           PRESIDENT CLINTON 
        NAMES NORMAN R. AUGUSTINE AS PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER
                      OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
                  OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

The President today announced his intent to appoint Norman R. Augustine as Principal Officer and Member of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross.

Mr. Norman R. Augustine, of Potomac, Maryland, is Chairman of the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland. In addition, he is a professor at Princeton University and a Trustee of Johns Hopkins University. He is a former President of the Boy Scouts of America and a former national chairman of the U.S. Savings Bond Campaign.

Mr. Augustine graduated from Princeton University with B.S.E. and M.S.E. degrees in Aeronautical Engineering.

The Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross is the governing body of the Red Cross. The American National Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disaster and helps the American public to prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

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