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Transcript: PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES BILL LANN LEE AS ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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- August 3, 2000
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The President today recess appointed Bill Lann Lee to serve as
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.
Mr. Lee, of California, has served as Acting Assistant Attorney
General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice since December
15,
1997. He was first nominated to the position on July 21, 1997, and
was
renominated on January 29, 1998, and on March 5, 1998. Mr. Lee has
spent
over twenty-five years seeking equal opportunity for all people and
working
against discrimination in all forms, including in employment, housing,
voting, and education. His experience in civil rights law encompasses
employment
discrimination, access to ...