THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                         (Aboard Air Force One)
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For Immediate Release                                       May 20, 1999

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES ANTHONY MUSICK AS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF

THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

The President today announced his intent to nominate Anthony Musick to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Mr. Musick, of Stafford, Virginia, currently serves as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Commerce. From 1991-1998, he served at the Internal Revenue Service, and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, where he managed a $7 billion budget, accounting operations, and program analysis, and supervised four divisions of 260 employees. Previously at the IRS, he served as Director of Systems and Accounting Standards. From 1989-1991, Mr. Musick was Director of Financial Management in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Mr. Musick received a B.S. degree from the University of Maryland, an M.B.A. from George Washington University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Created in 1993, the Corporation for National Service engages more than a million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service to their communities. Through its three service initiatives -- AmeriCorps, the National Senior Service Corps, and Learn and Serve America - the Corporation provides opportunities for Americans to meet critical challenges in the areas of education, public safety, the environment, and other human needs. The CFO oversees all financial management activities relating to the programs and operations of the agency and maintains an integrated agency accounting and financial management system.

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