August 2, 1994 - Part 3
August 2, 1994 - Part 3
(00:10:22) Senator SARBANES. I'm sorry. Mr, FOREMAN. It comes with the position of Deputy General Counsel, comes the Designated Agency Ethics Official position as well. Senator SARBANES, Did you-I'm Dot quite clear on your background. Did you come to this position working up through the civil service ranks, or was there a political dimension to your obtaining this position? Mr. FOREMAN. Sir, I think both. I was a Career Senior Executive Service Lawyer in the Department of State. I resigned from that position in the summer of 1988 for a few months, worked as a volunteer in the Bush campaign, went back to a career position in the State Department and then was selected for the Deputy General Counsel person as a political noncareer appointee. Senator SARBANES. I see. So you left your job in 1988 to go into George Bush's political campaign; is that correct? Mr. FOREMAN. No money, as a volunteer, that's correct, sir. Senator SARBANES. Then after the campaign, what happened? Mr. FOREMAN. After the campaign, I got a call from the State Department Legal Advisor's Office where I had worked, and they asked me to return to a career attorney position, and I did so. Senator SARBANES. And then what happened? Mr. FOREMAN. Then I was selected for a Career Senior Executive service position as an assistant legal advisor a year or so later, and then in December, I guess, of 1990, 1 got a call from Ms. HansonJeanne Archibald at the Treasury Department asking me to come 377 interview for 'the position of Deputy General Counsel which I did not even know or was aware was open, Senator SARBANES. That was a political appointment? Mr. FOREMAN. The position was a noncareer position, Senator. Senator SARBANES. Noncareer. Mr. FOREMAN. That's correct. So I went from a career senior executive position to a noncareer senior executive position. Senator SARBANES. Then I take it our name had been floating around in the personnel office at the White House for that Mr. FOREMAN. It may have been, Senator, but my name was specifically suggested to Ms. Archibald by another former General Counsel of the Treasury Department; that she might be interested in interviewing me for the position. Senator SARBANES. Then when the new Administration came in? Mr. FOREMAN. When the new Administration came in, Mr. Altman met with me, asked me to stay on as Acting General Counsel until a new General Counsel bad been confirmed. Senator SARBANES. And then what happened? Mr. FOREMAN, Then Ms. Hanson asked me to stay on. Senator SARBANES. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. The Committee will recess now, and we'll resume at approximately 2:15 p.m. (00:13:25) [Recess.] (00:13:27) Hearings hosts DON BODE and NINA TOTENBERG close out morning coverage (00:15:16) WETA logo, PBS funding credits (end of tape #10067)