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Statement on the Death of Dr. David Gunn March 11, 1993 402 Mar. 11 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993 The President. I have had no communica- positions who have devoted their careers to tion from him today, or if it has, it hasn't the Foreign Service.'' been communicated toÐÐ Genta Hawkins Holmes became the Di- Q. Thank you. rector General of the Foreign Service and Director of Personnel in September of 1992. Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany Prior to that, she was the first U.S. Ambas- Q. How about Mr. Kohl? Has Mr. Kohl sador to Namibia. She has also served as called you about a summit? Deputy Chief of Mission at American Em- The President. If he has, no one on my bassies in South Africa, Haiti, and Malawi, staff has told me he's called me today. and at posts in the Bahamas, Switzerland, France, and the Ivory Coast. NOTE: The exchange began at 5:35 p.m. in the Ms. Holmes is also a former Assistant Ad- Roosevelt Room at the White House. A tape was ministrator for Legislative Affairs of the not available for verification of the content of this Agency for International Development and exchange. has worked in the State Department's Bu- reau of Congressional Relations, Office of Statement on the Death of Dr. David International Finance/Bureau of Economic Gunn Affairs, and Office of the Special Assistant to the Secretary for Refugees. She holds a March 11, 1993 B.A. in international relations from the Uni- I was saddened and angered by the fatal versity of Southern California and attended shooting in Pensacola yesterday of Dr. David the London School of Economics on a grad- Gunn. The violence against clinics must stop. uate fellowship. As a nation committed to rule of law, we can- Robert Gallucci will be continuing in a po- not allow violent vigilantes to restrict the sition that he assumed in July 1992. Imme- rights of American women. No person seek- diately prior to that, he was the Senior Coor- ing medical care and no physician providing dinator responsible for nonproliferation and that care should have to endure harassment, nuclear safety initiatives in the former Soviet threats, or intimidation. Union. From April 1991 to February 1992, he was the Deputy Executive Chairman of the U.N. special commission overseeing the Announcement of the Continuation disarmament of Iraq. of Foreign Service Officers in Three Dr. Gallucci began his foreign affairs ca- Sub-Cabinet Posts at the reer at the Arms Control and Disarmament Department of State Agency in 1974. He has also served as a divi- March 11, 1993 sion chief in State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, as a member of the Secretary's The President announced today that three Policy Planning Staff, and as an office direc- career Foreign Service officers will continue tor in both the Bureau of Near Eastern and serving in State Department positions that South Asian Affairs and in the Bureau of Po- they currently hold. The three are Genta litico-Military Affairs. From 1984 to 1988, he Hawkins Holmes, Director General of the was Deputy Director General of the Multi- Foreign Service and Director of Personnel, national Force and Observers in Rome. He Robert Gallucci, Assistant Secretary for Polit- has also served on the faculty of the National ico-Military Affairs, and Anthony Quainton, War College. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic A native of Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Gallucci Security. holds a B.A. from the State University of ``I am very pleased with the team that Sec- New York at Stony Brook, and master's and retary Christopher and I are assembling at doctoral degrees from Brandeis University. the Department of State,'' said the President. He taught at Swarthmore College, Johns ``I am particularly gratified that we have been Hopkins School of Advanced International able to put a number of people into senior Studies, and Georgetown, and is the author VerDate 25-MAR-98 15:26 Apr 08, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P10MR4.012 p10mr4 Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993 / Mar. 12 403 of a number of publications, including ``Nei- orably as Acting Attorney General since the ther Peace nor Honor: The Politics of Amer- Inauguration. I think we owe him a round ican Military Policy in Viet-Nam.'' of applause. [Applause] Anthony Quainton has been Assistant Sec- Somehow I don't think any of my other retary for Diplomatic Security since Septem- proposals will pass the Senate by the same ber 1992. Prior to that, he had served as Am- vote marginÐ[laughter]Ðthat Janet's con- bassador to Peru and as the Department's firmation did. I especially want to thank Sen- Deputy Inspector General. He has also been ator Biden and Senator Hatch and the mem- Ambassador to Kuwait, Nicaragua, and the bers of the Judiciary Committee for waiving Central African Republic, and Director of the normal waiting period between hearings the Office for Combatting Terrorism. and the confirmation vote, making this event From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Quainton was possible today and making it possible for us Deputy Chief of Mission in Kathmandu. He to proceed immediately with the urgent tasks has served as political officer at the U.S. Em- at hand. bassy in Paris and was the Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs senior political But more than anything else, I think it is officer for India. He has also been the politi- clear that Janet Reno made her own swift cal/economic officer in New Delhi and an confirmation possible, showing the Senate economic officer in Rawalpindi and Karachi. and all who followed the hearings the quali- He joined the Department in 1959 as vice ties of leadership and integrity, intelligence, consul and commercial officer in Sydney. and humanity that those gathered in this He is a graduate of Princeton University room have recognized for a very long time. and attended Oxford University as a Marshall You shared with us the life-shaping stories scholar and a research fellow. of your family and career that formed your deep sense of fairness and your unwavering drive to help others to do better. You showed Remarks at the Swearing-In us that your career in public service, working Ceremony for Janet Reno as on the frontlines in your community, fighting Attorney General crime, understanding the impact on victims March 12, 1993 and on neighborhoods, mending the gritty social fabric of a vibrant but troubled urban Thank you very much. Please be seated. area, is excellent preparation for carrying for- We are honored here in the White House ward the banner of justice for all the Amer- to be joined today by distinguished Members ican people. of the Senate and the House: Senator Biden, You'll help to guide the Federal Govern- Senator Hatch, Senator Kennedy, Senator ment to assist State and local law enforce- Sarbanes, one of Janet Reno's Senators, Sen- ment in ways that really count. You dem- ator Connie Mack. Senator Graham called onstrated that you will be a formidable advo- me last night. He's in Florida today with the cate for the vulnerable people in our society First Lady at a health care hearing. And he and especially for our children. said he had an excused absence from the At- torney General. [Laughter] Most of all, you proved to the Nation that The Speaker and Congressman Edwards you are a strong and an independent person are here, and we're delighted to see all of who will give me your best legal judgment them. I also would say we're delighted to be whether or not it's what I want to hear. joined by Mr. Justice White and Mrs. White. [Laughter] It's an experience I've already Thank you very much for coming. Let me had, I'm glad to say. That is the condition say that it is a great honor for me to be able upon which you accepted my nomination and to be here at this ceremony today with Janet the only kind of Attorney General that I Reno, her family, and a few of her many would want serving in this Cabinet. friends. As Janet Reno begins her work at the Jus- I'd like to say a special word of thanks to tice Department, she will enter a building Stuart Gerson, who has served ably and hon- that symbolizes our Nation's commitment to VerDate 25-MAR-98 15:26 Apr 08, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P10MR4.012 p10mr4.
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