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Memorandum on Ending retary Ron Brown to make the Commerce Discrimination in the Armed Forces Department a powerful part of our adminis- January 29, 1993 tration’s work of restoring the competitive- ness of American business,’’ said the Presi- dent. Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense ‘‘In talking with leaders in the high tech Subject: Ending Discrimination on the Basis industry,’’ said Secretary Brown, ‘‘two things of Sexual Orientation in the Armed Forces kept coming up. The first was the sense that this Department has the potential to facilitate I hereby direct you to submit to me prior an explosion of new job opportunities in the to July 15, 1993, a draft of an Executive order areas of high technology and telecommuni- ending discrimination on the basis of sexual cations. The second thing that kept coming orientation in determining who may serve in up was John Rollwagen’s name. I’m thrilled the Armed Forces of the United States. The that John has agreed to serve in this adminis- draft of the Executive order should be ac- tration, and I’m thrilled that we have our first companied by the results of a study to be choice,’’ said Brown. conducted over the next six months on how Rollwagen, 52, has been president of Cray this revision in policy would be carried out Research since 1977, and chief executive offi- in a manner that is practical, realistic, and cer since 1980. He joined the company in consistent with the high standards of combat 1975 as vice president of finance and led a effectiveness and unit cohesion our Armed successful campaign to capitalize the com- Forces must maintain. pany as it moved into commercial produc- In preparing the draft, I direct you to con- tion. His other business affiliations include sult fully with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and memberships on the boards of directors for the military services, with other Departments Apple Computer, Inc., Dayton-Hudson affected by the order, with the Congress, and Corp., and Minnesota Public Radio. In 1987, with concerned individuals and organizations Rollwagen was appointed by President outside the executive branch. Reagan to the Advisory Committee for Trade William J. Clinton Negotiations. President Bush reappointed him to the position in 1990. Rollwagen earned a master’s degree from Nomination of John A. Rollwagen To Harvard Business School in 1964 and an Be Deputy Secretary of Commerce electrical engineering degree from the Mas- January 29, 1993 sachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962. The President today nominated John A. Rollwagen, the head of the world’s largest manufacturer of supercomputers, to be the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Rollwagen Digest of Other is the chairman and CEO of Cray Research, White House Announcements Inc. ‘‘The Department of Commerce will play a leading role in the development of a high The following list includes the President’s public skill, high wage economy,’’ President Clinton schedule and other items of general interest an- said. ‘‘Having presided over a high skill, high nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary and wage corporation for 15 years, John not included elsewhere in this issue. Rollwagen can help us bring this about. As a proven CEO of a high technology company, Rollwagen is an innovative thinker and highly January 23 respected manager. He combines business In the morning, the President had tele- savvy, international experience, and high phone conversations with President Boris technology knowledge. I’m convinced that he Yeltsin of Russia and Prime Minister Yitzhak is the best choice to work together with Sec- Rabin of Israel.

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The President later met with Robert —the President’s Task Force on National Rubin, Chairman, National Economic Coun- Health Care Reform. cil. January 29 January 25 The President met at the White House In the morning, the President met at the with: White House with Thomas F. McLarty, —the Vice President, Thomas F. McLarty, Chief of Staff to the President; Anthony Anthony Lake, Samuel Berger, and Lake, Assistant to the President for National members of the CIA briefing staff; Security Affairs; Samuel Berger, Deputy As- —the Vice President and Sen. George J. sistant to the President for National Security Mitchell; Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing —economic advisers. staff.

January 26 The President met at the White House with the Vice President, Thomas F. McLarty, Nominations Anthony Lake, Samuel Berger, and members Submitted to the Senate of the CIA briefing staff.

The following list does not include promotions of January 27 members of the Uniformed Services, nominations The President met at the White House to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- eign Service officers. with: —the Vice President, Thomas F. McLarty, Anthony Lake, Samuel Berger, and members of the CIA briefing staff; Submitted January 25 —Democratic congressional leaders. John Howard Gibbons, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of January 28 Science and Technology Policy, vice D. Allan In the morning, the President met at the Bromley, resigned. White House with: —the Vice President, Thomas F. McLarty, Withdrawn January 26 Anthony Lake, Samuel Berger, and members of the CIA briefing staff; Zoe Baird, —Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve of Connecticut, to be Attorney General, Chairman; Secretary of the Treasury which was sent to the Senate on January 20, Lloyd Bentsen; and Robert Rubin, 1993. Chairman, National Economic Council. Later in the morning, the President and Submitted January 28 Hillary Clinton attended funeral services at the Washington National Cathedral for Jus- Lloyd Bentsen, tice Thurgood Marshall. of Texas, to be U.S. Governor of the Inter- In the afternoon, the President met with: national Monetary Fund for a term of 5 —Susan Maxman, president, American In- years; U.S. Governor of the International stitute of Architects, and Kevin Roche, Bank for Reconstruction and Development recipient of the 1993 Medal of the for a term of 5 years; U.S. Governor of the American Institute of Architects; Inter-American Development Bank for a —Richard English, a participant in the term of 5 years; U.S. Governor of the African Make a Wish Foundation, and his fam- Development Bank for a term of 5 years; ily; U.S. Governor of the Asian Development

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