THE WHITE HOUSE                    Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________  For Immediate Release                        April 15, 1993     AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JOSEPH DUFFEY NAMED TO HEAD USIA,         MICA TO CHAIR BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING   Washington, D.C. -  President Clinton today announced his  intention to nominate American University President and former  State Department Assistant Secretary Joseph Duffey to be Director  of the United States Information Agency. The President also  designated Daniel Mica Chairman of the Board for International  Broadcasting.            "Joe Duffey's expertise in the fields of education,  communications and foreign affairs is vast and will serve him  well as he takes the helm at USIA and works to promote the ideals  of democracy and freedom abroad," the President said.        President of American University in Washington, D.C. since  1991, Duffey previously served nine years as Chancellor and  President of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In 1977  he served as Assistant Secretary of State, Education and Cultural  Affairs in the State Department. Duffey served as Chairman of the  National Endowment for the Humanities under both Presidents  Carter and Reagan.        In 1978 and 1980, Duffey served as a United States delegate  to the General Conference of the United Nations Educational,  Scientific and Cultural Organization. In 1991, Duffey served as  joint head of the U.S. Delegation observing national elections in  Ethiopia.        USIA, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, is an  independent foreign affairs agency within the executive branch  that explains and supports U.S. foreign policy and national  security interests abroad through a wide range of information  programs. Among the agency's programs are the Fulbright academic  program, Voice of America, the Worldnet satellite television  system and a network of overseas libraries and cultural centers.   The agency has more than 210 posts in more than 140 countries.                                (more) Press Release pg. 2          Mica becomes Chairman of the Board for International  Broadcasting after serving as a member of the board since 1991.       "Dan Mica has done an excellent job on the Board of  International Broadcasting and I expect he will continue as  chairman to promote the cause of democracy abroad," the President  said.        Biographical sketches of the appointees follow:          Joseph Duffey has served as President of American University  since 1991. Prior to his tenure at American, Duffey served as  Chancellor and President of the University of Massachusetts at  Amherst (1982 - 91) and as a Guest Scholar at the Brookings  Institution (1982). He served as Chairman of the National  Endowment for the Humanities from 1977 - 82 and as Assistant  Secretary of State, Education and Cultural Affairs with the  Department of State in 1977. Duffey holds 14 honorary degrees  from American colleges and universities. In 1980 he was named  Commander of the Order of the Crown by the King of Belgium and he  has been a member of the Council of Foreign Relations since 1979.  Duffey received a BA from Marshall University in 1954, a BD from  the Andover Newton Theological School in 1958, a STM from Yale  University in 1963 and a Ph.D. from the Harvard Seminary  Foundation in 1969. Duffey is a member of the National Business- Higher Education Forum and a founder and co-chairman of the  Western Massachusetts Economic Development Conference. Duffey is  married to Anne Wexler and has four sons.   Daniel Mica is a former U.S. Representative from the 14th  District of Florida and has served on the Board of International  Broadcasting since 1991. During his tenure in Congress from 1979  - 89 he served on the House Committee on Foreign Relations and  was appointed by President Reagan as the Congressional  Representative to the United Nations.