February 23, 1994
The President today announced his intention to nominate Derek Shearer, director of the International and Public Affairs Center at Occidental College in California, as Ambassador to Finland.
"Derek Shearer has a keen intellect and a broad range of foreign policy experience, particularly in international economics," the President said. "I am pleased that he has accepted this assignment, and I have full confidence that he will represent our country effectively and with honor."
NOTE: A biography of the nominee was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary.
William J. Clinton, Nomination for Ambassador to Finland Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/218689