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its international diplomatic efforts the prob- of authorities conferred by the declaration lem of the proliferation and use of chemical of the national emergency. and biological weapons. Sincerely, More than 150 nations have signed the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and William J. Clinton a number already have ratified it. In my speech to the United Nations General As- NOTE: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S. sembly on September 27, I called upon all Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, countries, including my own, to ratify the and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. Convention quickly so that it may enter into Appointment of Regional force on January 13, 1995. The United States Representatives for the Department is also playing a leading role in the work of of Education the CWC Preparatory Commission, which is November 12, 1993 meeting in The Hague to work out the proce- dural and administrative details for imple- The President appointed five regional rep- menting the Convention. resentatives for the Department of Edu- The United States participated in the Ad cation today. The five will serve as liaisons Hoc Group of Government Experts con- to State, local, and private education organi- vened by the Third Biological Weapons Con- zations and as advocates for the administra- vention (BWC) Review Conference to iden- tion’s education policies. They are: tify and examine potential verification meas- ures. The consensus final report of the Group Brenda Dann-Messier, Region I, Boston is expected to provide the basis for further (serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, consideration of this issue at a special con- New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Ver- ference of BWC states parties. As part of my mont); new nonproliferation policy, I have decided W. Wilson Goode, Region III, Philadel- that the United States will promote new phia (serves Delaware, District of Columbia, measures that provide increased trans- Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West parency of activities that could have biologi- Virginia); cal weapons applications to help deter viola- Sally H. Cain, Region VI, Dallas (serves tions of the Convention. Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Okla- The membership of the Australia Group homa, and Texas); (AG) of countries cooperating against chemi- cal and biological weapons (CBW) prolifera- Lynn Osborn Simons, Region VIII, Den- tion stands at 25. At the June 1993 meeting, ver (serves Colorado, Montana, North Da- members agreed to honor each other’s export kota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming); license denials for AG-proscribed items (the and ‘‘no-undercut’’ policy), thus enhancing the Carla Nuxoll, Region X, Seattle (serves effectiveness of the Group’s common export Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). controls. At the same meeting, the AG final- ‘‘As former Governors who spent years try- ized its package of comprehensive export ing to improve our States’ education systems, controls on biological agents and related pro- Secretary Riley and I are committed to an duction equipment and agreed to promote Education Department that is responsive to broad contacts with nonmembers following the needs of States and communities,’’ the all future Australia Group meetings. Mem- President said in making the announcement. bers also resolved to expand their dialogue ‘‘The people who will serve as the Depart- about CBW issues with non-member coun- ment’s regional representatives share that tries with a view to encouraging the introduc- commitment and will work hard to fulfill it. tion and implementation of effective CBW I am very proud of these choices.’’ nonproliferation measures worldwide. Pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, there were no additional NOTE: Biographies of the appointees were made expenses directly attributable to the exercise available by the Office of the Press Secretary.

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Digest of Other Nominations White House Announcements Submitted to the Senate

The following list includes the President’s public The following list does not include promotions of schedule and other items of general interest an- members of the Uniformed Services, nominations nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary and to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- not included elsewhere in this issue. eign Service officers.

Submitted November 5 1 November 8 In the morning, the President met with Togo Dennis West, Jr., Members of Congress on NAFTA. of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary In the evening, the President hosted a din- of the Army, vice Michael P.W. Stone, re- ner for Members of Congress at the White signed. House. Joe Robert Reeder, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of the Army, November 9 vice John W. Shannon, resigned. In the morning, the President met with Richard Danzig, Members of Congress on NAFTA, and in the of the District of Columbia, to be Under Sec- afternoon, the President met with Connie retary of the Navy, vice J. Daniel Howard, Chung from the news program ‘‘Eye to Eye.’’ resigned. The President announced that he has ap- pointed the following senior officials of his John E. Tull, Jr., administration to serve on special boards or of Arkansas, to be a Commissioner of the commissions: Commodity Futures Trading Commission for —Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt to the the term expiring April 13, 1998, vice Wil- Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holi- liam P. Albrecht, resigned. day Commission; —National Security Adviser Anthony Lake Submitted November 8 to the Board of Trustees of the Wood- row Wilson International Center for Wally B. Beyer, Scholars; and of North Dakota, to be Administrator of the —Chief of Staff to the Vice President, Jack Rural Electrification Administration for a Quinn; Office of Management and term of 10 years, vice James B. Huff, Sr. Budget Administrator of Information Christine Ervin, and Regulatory Affairs, Sally Katzen; of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of and White House Staff Secretary John Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Podesta to the Council of the Adminis- Energy), vice J. Michael Davis, resigned. trative Conference of the United States. Barbara Pedersen Holum, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the November 10 Commodity Futures Trading Commission for In the morning, the President met with the term expiring April 13, 1997, vice Fowler Members of Congress on NAFTA. C. West, resigned. Stuart George Moldaw, November 11 of California, to be an Alternate Representa- In the afternoon, the President traveled to tive of the U.S. to the 48th Session of the Martinsburg, WV, where he visited with pa- General Assembly of the United Nations. tients at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center and returned to Washington, DC, in the late 1 These nominations were not received in time afternoon. for publication in the appropriate issue.

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