his wishes for "lawmakers to pass a bill to guarantee health security for every American" in the Roosevelt Room. October 30 – In a statement, President Clinton states his welcoming of "the efforts of Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds and British Prime Minister John Major to reinvigorate the negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland" and his joining in their "condemnation of the use of violence for political ends" in addition to endorsing talks between the two governments and Northern Ireland. November November 30 – President Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, nicknamed "Brady Act", into law at the East Room, the first gun control bill of the Clinton Presidency December December 1 – President Clinton announces the nominations of Robert M. Walker for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Logistics, and Environment, and Robert B. Pirie, Jr. for Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment. President Clinton gives a speech to the Advisory Commission in the Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive Office Building and delivers an address in observance to Worlds AIDS Day at the Pre-Clinic Science Building at Georgetown University Medical Center during the morning. President Clinton answers questions on North Korea in the Oval Office of the White House during the afternoon. December 14 – President Clinton announces his appointments of Ginny Terzano for Special Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Press Secretary, and Barbara Jordan for chair of the Commission on Immigration Reform. President Clinton addresses the audiovisuals of GATT in an exchange with reporters at the Mellon Auditorium during the morning. December 15 – President Clinton holds a news conference in the Briefing Room during the afternoon and announces the resignation of Les Aspin as Secretary of Defense in an evening Oval Office address. December 18 – President Clinton addresses the global economy being composed by the North American Free Trade Agreement in a morning radio speech. December 20 – President Clinton announces his nomination of Rodney A. McCowan for United States Assistant Secretary of Education, and appointment of Pat Griffin to Assistant to the President for Congressional Affairs. President Clinton issues a statement favorable of the choice by the United Nations General Assembly to establish a High Commissioner for Human Rights. December 21 – President Clinton announces his nomination of William A. Owens for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jere W. Glover for