ACCESSION NUMBER:263574

FILE ID:SFF312

DATE:01/20/93

TITLE:WHITE HOUSE REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 (01/20/93)

TEXT:*93012012.SFF

WHITE HOUSE REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20



(Clinton nominations)  (550)

CLINTON TAKES FIRST OFFICIAL STEPS

President Clinton signed his first executive order, issued his first

proclamation, and signed his first nominations before leaving the Capitol

following his inauguration.  Perhaps mindful of his promise to hit the

ground running on his first day in office, Clinton did not wait to return

to the White House before acting -- as has been recent custom.



The president's first proclamation calls for a national day of fellowship

and hope on January 22.  "The obligation of a president is more than a

fulfillment of a set of Constitutional duties," he said.  "The president

must carry the mantle of hope and optimism in the battle against fear and

despair."  Quoting the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Clinton called on

Americans to "transform the jangling discords of our nation into a

beautiful symphony of brotherhood."



The executive order established the ethical standards for the new

administration, including a five-year ban on lobbying after leaving federal

service and a lifetime ban on lobbying for a foreign government.

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Clinton signed and sent to the Senate the nominations of the first 25 of his

selections to staff his Cabinet and the Executive Office of the President.

The nominations included:



Warren Christopher, of California, to be Secretary of State.

Lloyd Bentsen, of Texas, to be Secretary of the Treasury.

Les Aspin, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Defense.

Zoe Baird, of Connecticut, to be Attorney General.

Bruce Babbitt, of Arizona, to be Secretary of the Interior.

Mike Espy, of Mississippi, to be Secretary of Agriculture.

Ronald H. Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Commerce.

Robert B. Reich, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Labor.

Donna E. Shalala, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Health and Human

Services.



Henry G. Cisneros, of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development.



Federico Pena, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Transportation.

Hazel Rollins O'Leary, of Minnesota, to be Secretary of Energy.

Richard W. Riley, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of Education.

Jesse Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Veterans

Affairs.



Madeleine Korbel Albright, of the District of Columbia, to be the

Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations with

rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the

Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of

the United Nations.



Carol M. Browner, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency.



Michael Kantor, of California, to be United States Trade Representative,

with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.



Leon E. Panetta, of California, to be Director of the Office of Management

and Budget.



Laura D'Andrea Tyson, of California, to be a Member of the Council of

Economic Advisers.



Roger Altman, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

Hershel Wayne Gober, of Arkansas, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans

Affairs.



Madeleine Kunin, of Vermont, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.

Alice Rivlin, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the

Office of Management and Budget.



Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State.

R. James Woolsey, of Maryland, to be Director of Central Intelligence.

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