FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          	                           AT
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1996                                    (202) 616-2771
							TDD (202) 514-1888
Statement from Attorney General Janet Reno regarding the resignation
 of Assistant Attorney General Anne K. Bingaman as head of the Department's
 Antitrust Division:

"Anne Bingaman has informed me that she intends to return to 
the private sector this fall.  We will all miss Anne very much, and I
personally will miss her wise counsel and tirelessness.  As Assistant
Attorney General for Antitrust she has made real strides in promoting
competition for the benefit of American consumers and maintaining a level
playing field for American businesses.  

"She has accomplished so much, but I am particularly proud that she
has aggressively prosecuted major criminal price fixing   conspiracies
and obtained record criminal antitrust fines, met the challenge of a 
global economy by removing anticompetitive restraints imposed on American 
exports, and successfully concluded some very high profile cases such as 
the Microsoft and Nasdaq matters.

"She was also instrumental in securing a major role for the Department 
in telecommunications reform, and creating the first ever set of antitrust
enforcement policy statements for the health care industry.

"I once told a story about how you could hear Anne coming down
the hall from a mile away.  The halls of Justice will not be the same
without her."
A copy of Bingaman's resignation letter to the Attorney General is attached.

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