11/20/2001
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I intend to nominate William Henry Lash, III to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access Compliance."
"Today, more nations possess chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons than ever before."
"William Henry Lash, III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Patrick A. Mulloy, resigned."
"Protecting America's homeland and citizens from the threat of weapons of mass destruction is one of our Nation's important national security challenges."