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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary


For Immediate Release January 3, 2001
         PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES EDWARD CORREIA AS A MEMBER OF
                     NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

     President Clinton today announced the recess appointment of Edward

Correia as a member of the National Council on Disability. Mr. Correia was nominated on October 12, 2000.

Mr. Edward Correia, of Bethesda, Maryland, is currently of Counsel to the Latham and Watkins law firm in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was Special Counsel to the President for Civil Rights at the White House. Mr. Correia was also a Scholar in Residence at the Federal Trade Commission and a Professor of Law at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, where he was selected as the law school's first Urban Law and Public Policy Distinguished Professor. He has also served as a Special Assistant to the Attorney General and as Chief Counsel of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee.

Mr. Correia received a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma, a M.P.P. from Harvard University and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma.

The National Council on Disability is responsible for promoting the integration, independence and productivity of individuals with disabilities in the community, schools, workplace and all other aspects of American life. In the fulfillment of this mission, the Council evaluates the effectiveness of federal government programs and statutes concerning individuals with disabilities.

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