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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 354-95
June 27, 1995

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William J. Perry announced today that the President has nominated Major General Jared L. Bates, United States Army, for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and assignment as The Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC. Since May 1994, he has served as the Vice Director, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC.

Major General Bates was born on June 17, 1941, in Oswego, New York.