The White House


                  Office of the Press Secretary


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For Immediate Release                             June 7, 1993


           STATEMENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
                    THOMAS F. "MACK" MCLARTY

     During the Memorial Day weekend, I announced the appointment 
of David Gergen as Counselor to the President and George 
Stephanopoulos as Senior Policy Advisor.

     At the time, I discussed my intention to review further the 
personnel and operations of the White House with the goal of 
strengthening our performance on the President's behalf.  The 
announcements I make today advance us toward that goal 
substantially.

     For the last several months, the President and I have 
benefitted from the advice and professionalism of Mark D. Gearan, 
Deputy Chief of Staff.  Mark is blessed with intelligence, 
maturity, and good humor, and these qualities joined by his 
extensive Washington experience made his contributions to the 
Administration's work invaluable.

     His new assignment is to serve the President as Director of 
Communications and implement the Administration's decisions on 
how best to inform the media and the public of the President's 
activities to make our country better and more prosperous.  

     Dee Dee Myers will serve as principal spokesperson for the 
Administration.  These decisions will improve what is already a 
strong White House communications operation.

     Mark Gearan, 36, has served as Executive Director of the 
Democratic Governor's Association, as press spokesperson for the 
Presidential Campaign of Michael Dukakis, and as Washington 
Liaison for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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