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The #onorarblr William J. Clinton
Preeident of the Unite8 gtates
The mite Houm
1600 Pennnyluania Avenue, NTJ
Washington, M1 20500

Bear Prerident Clinton I

We are writin to recorranend br, HaraZQ E. Varmue for *:' r

consideration am 13 4 rector of the National Inlstitutee of Health (NIH).

  In 1989 Harold Vamue received the Nobel Prize for Medicine, along
with Pr, J. Michael Bishop for their wOfk on ratroviruoes. He is the
American Cancer Sodety Professor of Molecular VFrolo y at the University

                                         Ria dedication to
public service i~ unparalleled and hia purrnuit for the incluaion 02 diverse
populatiionm in publfc health iasuee in well known, beginning in 1973 with
hie work on the brearst cancer virus working group at the National Canzer
Inrtitute, The application of hh work on ~etrov~~6ea led to the
identification of the HZV vi is a0 the caumc Of AID#.

of California Medical Center, Ban Francisco, Californ f a.

We believe that a ,-inant: scientist capable of leading the

biomedical res88rch cornunity should be director of the NIH, Harold Vanrmrr
is unique
rasearch C:'mninity not only in nehntific imsuee but in aenoitfvity to the
people they serve.

  The NXH is entering a new era of increashg demand8 fox broader
domeotic heslth care, while developing our international competitivencee to
remain preeminent in biomedical reaearah. We bmliave that Harold Vama
ham an uaderrtanding of the cooperation naedecl between government and
industry to keep American number one in the field of biatechnology,

hie quuliticationu for this gonition bacauEia he has led the

This recommendation of br.  Varmua fur N~IH Director cornea to you

unsolicited.
~rrvica to the Ccmgreme in organizing Over the last, two yeare a rerlee of
brhfingm for Mt9mber8 and health policy wtaff on the lateet devolopinente  in
biomedical research, A list or the briefings in attached and, id you will
note, Dr, Vannus brought UB the foremost current ecimtlce by the best and
brigbteet bianedical research e~ientietu in eve field by the force of him
own char*vter.

We have come to know Pr, Virmu~l through hi8 volunteered

We t;ml

appreciate his outetand Y ng work for the

Congxseaional B$omedied r Reiearch Caueun.

The natiun would be well 8erved both in our own diver88 public health

concerns and in the arena of international competitivsnefia, if Dr, tfarmu~

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President Clinton
April 3, 1993
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were to direct tho NIH.
mf recornendation of Dr. Vama for the gomition of Director.
undermanding that he would be intererrtad in aelving in your
Adminiatration.

We hope that: you will give every coneiderstion to

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