From @lex-luthor.ai.mit.edu:jcma@REAGAN.AI.MIT.EDU  Wed May  5 23:07:29 1993
Date: Wed, 5 May 1993 19:06-0400
From: The White House <75300.3115@compuserve.com>
To: Clinton-News-Distribution@campaign92.org,
Subject: Sri Lanka Funeral Delegation

                         THE WHITE HOUSE

                  Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release	      	   	     	  May 5, 1993

                STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

President Clinton has asked Ms. Robin L. Raphel, a career foreign 
service officer and one of the State Department's leading experts 
on South Asian Affairs, to be his personal representative at the 
funeral of slain Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa.

In an earlier statement, the President expressed his outrage at 
the brutal act of terrorism that led to the death of President 
Premadasa.  President Clinton applauded President Premadasa's 
efforts to promote his country's development and raise the 
standard of living of all Sri Lankans.

The funeral is scheduled for Thursday, May 6 in Colombo.

Earlier today the White House announced the President's intention 
to nominate Ms. Raphel as Assistant Secretary of State for South 
Asian Affairs.

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