ACCESSION
NUMBER:333987
FILE ID:EUR209
DATE:03/22/94
TITLE:CLINTON NOMINATES CROWE AS ENVOY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM (03/22/94)
TEXT:*EUR209 03/22/94
CLINTON NOMINATES CROWE AS ENVOY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
(Text: White House statement 03/22/94) (280)
1ashington -- President Clinton announced his intention March 22 to nominate
Admiral William Crowe Jr. as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
Following is the text of the announcement as released by the office of the
press secretary at The White House:
(Begin text)
The president today announced his intent to nominate Admiral William Crowe
Jr., as ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
In announcing this nomination, President Clinton said, "Admiral Crowe has
distinguished himself throughout four decades of dedicated public service.
I am very pleased that he will continue his services to this nation and
that I will be able to rely on his wise counsel in this very important
position."
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Crowe served in the
United States Navy for 47 years. His assignments included Commander in
Chief of the Allied Forces, Southern Europe; Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval
Forces, Europe; Command in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; and Commander,
Middle East Force, based in Bahrain. Currently he is counselor at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies in the District of Columbia,
professor of Geopolitics at the University of Oklahoma and Chairman of the
President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
Admiral Crowe holds a bachelor's degree from the United States Naval
Academy, a master's degree from Stanford University and master's and
doctoral degrees from Princeton University. He has been married to Shirley
Grinell for 40 years; they have three children.
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