Small Business Administration's Chief Counsel for Advocacy, and Thomas R. Bloom to be Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce. President Clinton attends the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia during the morning and delivers an address honoring UNICEF Health Heroes in the East Room during the afternoon. December 22 – President Clinton and Chief of Staff Thomas McLarty announce the appointment of Harold M. Ickes for Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff. December 23 – President Clinton announces the nomination of Arnold G. Holz for Chief Financial Officer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the appointment of Patrick K. McGowan for the Small Business Administration's Regional Director for Region I. December 25 – President Clinton releases a statement on the death of Norman Vincent Peale. A recording of President Clinton speaking about Christmas is released. December 28 – President Clinton releases a statement in support of the nomination of Strobe Talbott for United States Deputy Secretary of State. The Office of the Press Secretary releases a memorandum of President Clinton's on the subject of NAFTA. December 29 – President Clinton issues a statement on Kwanzaa. References External links Miller Center Clinton Presidential Timeline See also Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency, for an index of the Clinton presidency timeline articles Presidency of Bill Clinton 1993