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Groups seek gay president
appointee candidates
Federal officials must represent
diversity of Americans
. Compiled by Q-Notes staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National LGBT
groups are coordinating a new initiative to
increase the pool of LGBT professionals qualified
and ready to accept politicly appointed posi
tions in the next US. presidentid administration.
Officials with the Gay and Lesbian
Leadership Institute (GLLI) announced on
Feb. 19 their intention to seek well-qualified
and respected LGBT applicants for the thou
sands of executive branch positions the next
president will have to fill in 2009. GLLI will
work with other leading national groups
including the Human lUghts Campaign, the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and
Stonewall Democrats.
“Our goal is to make sure all Americans
have an equal voice in their government.
Through public service, our community
demonstrates a commitment to making our
country a better place for all its citizens and
for every kind of family. In 1996, we worked
closely with the second Clinton administra
tion to identify gays and lesbians who were
qualified to serve the president. We stand
ready to help whoever is elected this
November,” said Chuck Wolfe, president and
CEO of GLLI.
Ambassador James C. Hormel, who became
the first openly gay U.S. ambassador when he
was appointed by President Bill Clinton, said
the project will make it easier for the next pres
ident to identify and consider talented individ
uals to serve his or her administration.
“We also need to say to the next president,
‘We’re ready to serve and we’re ready to lead,”’
Hormel said. “The next administration must
know that we are concerned about being
included, determined to contribute our talents,
skills and insights, and eager to participate in
the hard work of governing our country^’
Fred P. Hochberg, dean of Milano The New
School for Management and Urban Policy,
said, “When I was appointed by President
Clinton to serve in his administration, he said
that in order to be true public servants, federal
officials must represent the full diversity of the
American people, including members of the
LGBT community. We look forward to contin
uing to further these goals with a new admin
istration in November.”
Hochberg served from 1998 to 2000 as
deputy then acting administrator of the Small
Business Administration, an agency Clinton
elevated to cabinet rank.
President and CEO of Gay and Lesbian
Leadership Institute Chuck Wolfe
GLLI expects to begin interacting with the
presidential transition team in November 2008.
The next president will continue appointing his
or her staff throughout the first half of 2009.
Any applicant under consideration for employ
ment will be contacted directly by the incoming
administration and not by GLLI.
Potential appointees who are openly LGBT
are urged to submit an application early via a
special website created for this project:
www.glli.org/presidential. >
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18 MARCH 8.2008 •Q-NOTK
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