For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 16, 2002
President Names Kean to Chair 911 Commission
Statement by the President
I am pleased to announce that Thomas H. Kean, former governor of
New Jersey and President of Drew University in New Jersey, will serve
as Chairman of the National Commission to investigate the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001 and the events that led up to it.
Tom Kean is a leader respected for his integrity, fairness, and
good judgment. I am confident he will work to make the Commission's
investigation thorough. It is important that we uncover every detail
and learn every lesson of September 11th.
Governor Kean served on the Advisory Board to the President's
Initiative on Race from 1997 to 1998, served as Vice Chairman of the
U.S. Delegation to the Fourth U.N. World Conference on Women in 1995,
and led the U.S. Delegation to the World Conference on Education for
All in Thailand in 1990.
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