LETTER TO ROCKEFELLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS FROM ALAN L. DEAN

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-r T a,iies and Gentlemen:
I t is ri~r pleasure to nominate Frank C. Carlucci for a 1930
__~:efe ier Public Service Award. I base this nomination on Frank's
ta=~:. d outstanding public service accoir~)lisiurents in both the domestic
national arenas of our Federal government. I call to your
__tenticn the fact that the Honorable Caspar Weinberger nominated
for a Rockefeller Public Service N.Vard in 19; 4.
IPr,nk Carlucci has served in six senior Federal nolicl pos Ltions in
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for the last ten ,-ears. Since 1971 the has served as
:)irector of the Of fico o# Economic Onportun.Lty, Associate Director and
r,''u'.)uty Director of the Office of Iina c li:r.nt. and Budget, Under Secreataiy
' part:'i~n't of H alUi, Education, an. J i0elfa re_, l illted States Ambassa-'
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_- ="ortu al, and presently as the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. I
=T ct`.u11 ; suggest to you that Frank Carlucci is unicIue in senior Federal
to b virtue O F the s i ,t : f iC' 'rlt e C ^ lh.L
.:av o L- background, Prank 1tia s born in :'cra ntt; , Penns\'11'L nia. He
=t~:~ from Princeton University in 1952, seared as a Lieuten an
(Junior
ti ~e Navy from 1952 to 19S4, attended i [LLfVa? rd Graduate School Of
ss .._.ministration from 195-i to iOSS, and spent the 1h.:}_.. year working for
Jan t:cn Company- in Portland, Oregon.
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Frank joined the Foreign Service in 1.955. He s ent the period 1957
1. 59 In JohaILnesberg, South Africa, as the Vice :silo and Economic Off ce' .
Followed this wit.li four years in Kinshasa, Congo, as the Second Secretary,
- itical Officer, and for two years as the Officer in Charge, Congolese
years through 1969, as the Couaselo~ for Political :tf airs,
do Janeiro, Brazil. Returning home, Frank ;gas asked to sere as the
=sista t Director for Operations, Office of concm.Iic nport ity and did so
r_til January 1971, at which time he was appointed Director of the Office of
Economic Opportunity. His service since then is as I have already stated.
It is the breadth and consistency of Frank Carlucci's senior Federal
= r.ice that warrants your special recognition. It is his de m.onstrated ability
erfo T:I rid to excel in such a broad dive: sit} of critical policyT-level
:s'grimenlts--iIn foreign affairs, in domestic affairs, and now in intelligence.
Frank Carlucci has demonstrated resourcefulness and courage:
In 1960, for instance, he was appointed Second Secretary and
Political Officer in the Congo just as that emerging-g nation
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had won its independence from Gelgiun. I t was a time of
bloody political upheaval and peril. During the t m :ultuous
period, he was usually the first to learn :Then . er'ican
Cit1o1wel there -~IE fLlCfte r" an,l
dlIlgel'
" l ari l.; the first: to
volunteer for their rescue. For this, he onc=? almost paid
with his life, holding off an enrage' -lch '.-71; 1 ` an arlerica?i
couple and their driver escaped. His uncanny rapport ~?;ith
certain Congolese officials enabled him to send back: timely
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and incisive reports on political events tr.ere. This .von
him a Superior Service Award o l' the artnent o State, for
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his courage, r~~ourcefL.ln~ ss and e~L'x~i~'e..ess.
In July 1972, while serving as the Donuty Director o the
4kfice, of Managel,,ent and.; Budget, Fra^2kc .;~ zLS directad, by
President to chair a working group to develop the hurricane
Agnes Flood disaster legislation. In. August 1972, the;
,,c,4 President appointed him as his personal representative to
coordinate Federal flood recovery activities when it became
clear that the individual agencies could not deal with the
crisis on a piecemeal basis without t~.e expert ccordination
and direction he provided.
He took direct con nand of 21 Federal a encies to exL edite
nearly $2 billion in Federal aid to victim.; of the Nation's
worst-natural disaster. It is important to note that he
established and for months operated out of a field trailer in
Wilke- -Barre, Pennsylvania, at a ti? 0 of increasin bitter ess
by flood-stricken residents over wllac they considered to be
the general ineffectiveness and lack of coordination of the
government effort.
Ethe time his assigr?llent came to on end, he l;,is praised in
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.newspaper editorials in Pci s'."lvania and aroum nation. I'ldo
area colleges awarder? h i1T,l hoi orar pee for h~_ a hiev`men t.
A few statistics indicate the si: o the r'e'cover effort he
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directed and of the achievements rcali_ed:
--More th_ul 20,000 families were T, ed ~_. rar' i
--More than 23,000 persons recei .'ec? disaster e~ lati ~ent
assistance payments,
wear .- 1x, 00 eers.or. were ;rovi did
jobs,
--All hospitals and public and pri:rate sc-ools in the
affected area were reopened, and
--More than 2, 500 government contracts were awarded for
recovery work.
Subsequent to his flood relief ,Icti ies, ? co :faired a task
force which developed new disaster iegislnt on to ~c ~i7e tile
Federal disaster assistance pro,
The second special mission the };; licus~" l ra..., during this
period was with Counsel to th Pres_1 nt L .-,~rd ;a. nt, to negotiate
an agreement with militant India; "I ]S fur an C'_'~' >rl y and peaceful
evacuation of the Dureau of Indian fairs which they had
occupied in l,'as}fin}ton, U.C. Frank and Leonard Garment stepped into
an explosive and violence-prone situation an' succeeded in negotiating
a bloodless evacuation. This was ac sieved W1 }IOL w cc promising either
the Federal goverIl:nent1 S basic oiam.' or its loon' -. re s s Dons ibilities to
prosecute Criminal actions. For this sensi t -e Frank was com-
mended by both the ,finite House a ma ..llita_=t Indian leaders. 1'crice since,
he has testified before COUT' ttees o_ Congress .:t. their initiat'
'` on
how to deal with militant occupations by Incians. His testimony has also
been sought by committees dealing .?_ 1 bro ?;_ r i, p' Jlems.
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Frank Carlucci has demonstrated: SdCIi1 and %-;-. ir-)n i;1 eub1.ic policy:
When Frank became Assistant I) sector '70 t _ ' e r a L a s at tO five
of Economic Onnortunity in the slz;mer o 1062, h'e assumed responsi-
bility- for all Federal fronds flowing to serve 1, 000 Conurunity Action
ncies: . Many, of these AgenCic S, cS eecially- those- it urban centers
- 1;:311 developed a confrontational set c r' tactics in dewing witch local
and state aoverrments. Confrontational incidents were occurring at
a rate and with sufficient publicity so that the Congress, primarily
the House of I:epresentatives, bean searching, for a legislative
solution to the problem. The most drastic alternative proposed was
that of not extending the Economic Op :ortuznity Act. Such an action
would not only have stopped the Coinnanity- Action Agencies, but would
have. endangered many other worth:`: .lie programs, e.7. , Job Corps,
heads tart, Upward Bound, Legal Services, and Neighborhood Il:alth Centers.
Under Frank's steady, careful direction, the Office of Economic
Opportunity undertook first an internal dialogue and then a dialogue
with state and local agencies to ex a_ne of r est1 the goals and
objectives of Co11nmmity Action. Neither the iriterna 1 nor the external
dialogues were accomplished without a high degree of emotion and
protestation.
Once the public Clialc~ces were launched and new policies
b gan to E'fi': r` e, increasing suopert erg bout the COITNUIn.i. ),
ActloIl Ayen?-y Boards and ,Executive J 1r' ctors for a moderation in the
confrontational style of "taking-on" city hall. All involved became
increasingly aware that the longer-tern interest of the low-income
populations would be better served, 111 most cas s, by a cooperative,
constructive relationship between city hall and the Co, m^uni ty Action
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Agency. This broad awareness ,,as
in psa of the
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Economic OrportunitY Act in late l.` 5 . .as a'.)1e to
t 1 y ... .' r
con;rallllicat? with Ccrrnlnity :~,c.tion in an open
and effective way at a time when most Fede_-al officials were
suspect as to thlei intent. Following this tii fficuit ner iod, lie
continued to work diligently to build sti _ !---,ter ccoperative
relationships between state and loc.a go?.e: = er.t a d t; e Comm unity
Action Agencies.
In January, 1975, Frank Carlucci was assigner to Lisbon as our
U.S. Ambassador. This was a time when it a "?,=3red that the Portuguese
revolution of the previous April would be cant,-:red by the Coimunists
and the extreme left. Franc brought to a- sign., en` great personal
assets; a knowledge of the lantiuag;e, an ar.:areciation of the distinction
between the idealistic rhetoric - t:.o le-:'tis militar who joined the
revolution and the doctrinaire anproac.h of t:: Cc::~:'~nists, and a cilhick
understanding; of both, the strength of ort'ugal's econcmic and geographic
ties with the West and the conservati -o and nature of th'o
Portuguese people.
Despite growing alai-,?l in Washington ?'~ S p: SS'_+res for forceful
intervention against the Cc amists, _ rai_ took t:-^ Position that the
U.S. must align itself with the r 0lCl ?c0: ?o?i' .~
o a -.c> an .~ social reforms
that were fundamental to the r'evoluLicn. :e concurrently insisted that
the U. S. must bring to the fore the cd:_r e' ements which shared those
goals but were neither tainted by ..__oc.;iation with the old regime nor
attracted to ConuI uaiist objectives, is c?'e el lj ed ._ dialogue With the
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Young leftist officers, maintained ccol through several
changes of government, gave strong su_=o rt to the Socialists
?~ho he saw as the vital center et,,e-en the radical left and the
discredited right and, recognizing the risks of tca high a U.S.
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profile, enlisted the. support of- L=ies4ern Lurcre'.s governments and
d&:ocrati-d paties'.
In no small part due to Frank's sustained and knowledgeable efforts,
Portugal successfully traversed the a; ge ous grornd leading up to
the elections for a constituent asse 7bl.y in April, 1975. The r?oderate
parties in that election succeeded in will ling some o0 percent of the
vote. This was the single most significant turning point in the
chaotic period that followed the Portuguese revolution--an-,d in U.S.
policy toward it. At Frank's urging, the U.S. then turned to helping
the Socialist government that took o:er later that year in coping with
the critical problems Portugal was facing--such as the influx of
refugees from Angola. An emergency loan o' $300 million which Frank
urged be granted was an initial and a critical step toward eventual
restoration of a measure of economic stability. With the revolution
behind it and initial economic s tab.'ty achieved, Portugal reaffirmed
its members]-Lip in NATO and, by a;;nlyi: , for Co.,;:on Market membership,
its intention to find its place in 'stern Europe, rather than the
Soviet orbit. Frank Carlucci pl o SE..al? rnrt in t.n.is si.gnif
ica;,
cirlomatic acCliev m ent.
Fra Carlucci has der ions tratee, a conce',n for the well-being and fair
treat'.m.en,, of minorities and others who are disad ta7ed:
ilile he %.;as Under Secretary o[ UL`, a series of nursing o e
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fires in which many elderly residFn` perished. Failing to get a
pror,Tpt, coordinated response through normal channels of cournand in
HEW, Frank created a special group within his office to direct HEI s
effort in working with the states to improve nursing home safety.
"'(ajor efforts were launched through the ;ledicaid funding mechanism
retained inadequate standards and monitoring capabilities. As a
result of Frank's initiative, the degree of safety for elderly
residents is vastly improved today and the incident of tragic fires
has become infrequent.
On two occasions in his Federal career, Frank has entered agencies with
somewhat laggard equal ei:Tploy'1:1.ent o ; ortlnity programs. Both at OMB and
now at CIA, he has pursued a more aggressive a enda and challenged both
line si.:pervisors and agency recruiters to take more positive steps in
attracting, training, and promoting women any inorities.
Frank Carlucci has demonstrated integrity:
Along with Stansfield Turner, Director of Central Intelligence, Fran.;
was next asked to step into the breech of a major ` overnmental crisis.
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hand the Congress was almost unanimously quest Toning both the legality-
Of CIA activities -m.d fire integrity in
of div individual CIA employees. Iarge
sectors of the American public were questioning t:h'e place of and the
By 1978 the Congress, a large segment of the 11; - an public, and many
cooperative foreign intelligence services had lost faith in the Central
Intelligence Agency. The reasons for this loss of faith wore many and
different but the effect was the sane--a crisis c confidence. On one
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need for a secret intelligence org;anizati.'~. 4:1 t r'e and C; ocratic
society. Cooperating foreign in elligence 30,.'i_~5 of er
independently developed foreign sources were bece:- r., extre ely
reluctant to continue to provide CIA with information because of our
(U. S.. Government) inability to protect l =}4t: a e Secrets, I:? addition,
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many CIA employees were beginning to question and dcuot values that
had previously been accepted and respected by the Arcerican people.
Looked at from these perspectives, a major gover ental crisis existed--
certainly the most serious experienced in U.S. intelligence history.
In concert .?iith Stan Turner, Frank Carlucci attac-:ed this crisis with
vigor. A series of tight internal controls were established to ensure
that all CIA activities were reviewed for Ie'7, lit: , an to provide a
dissent channel for any CIA employee .?:110 questioned the legality- of
ounv CIA intelligence activity. The Inspecto Gen gal function in CIA
w, as reinvigorated. The results of these :L:lit1. tt_` es ';:ere ncouragin` --
_lln,ost no negative reports resulted from the control systeias.
t1ii th these positive and enCOUrat(T ng results in hard, and with the
controls still in force, Frank bean the necessary process of rebuilding
the CIA's faith in itself. This was a slo'.: and arduous process. Finn,
lonz--held beliefs that arc subsequently shaken are neither easily nor
quickly restored. At the sane tine that . as rebuilding CIA's faith
and confidence in itself, Frank took every on ort,:ni tv to reestablish
congressional confidence in CIA. By. this tine ad_=ditio~nal CI ;1 oversight
corn,,ittees had been created in the Congress and le e :coura` ed their
continued in-depth review of :\g; -ncy activities. testifi;d reneatodly
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about the value, the worth, arid the s - ntialit ~ of CIA efforts.
Here his established record of for .._ 1~ 3s and reason as a
witness before the committees c)-L7 Cc:., reess -.,as CE irniense aid to the
troubled intelligence agency.
The true measure of Frank's of ecti';enes3 with the Congress and with
the American people was the Congress's ;lllln'71ess in 1980 to consider
two legislative proposals, one that would exempt certain of CIA's
intelligence files [rem release iaLder th Ire dom of Information Act
and a second that would drastically reduce Congressional oversight
of Pres identi ally-approved covert ac _i.o^ i nitiatl.'.'es . Given the
institutional distrust and lack of?confide-nc=e in CIA that existed
in the Congress and with the 'ti OIic: public in early 1978, this
Congressional willingness 980 to l g..the,.}
~illiTb,l in 1~~.e:.~~,,..,_ its leash on CIA is
sigIlificant. In a larger context it t,-,Lc uitiocally signifies an end
to the crisis of confidence. in U.S. int l i ;enc-e and marks a return
to more rational debate.
I hope YOU will agree wits. that Frar : Carlucci is worthy of your
recognition for the outstanding public sere c t:~ t he has rendered and will
continue to render to our country'.
Yours truly,
Alan L. Dean
Chaiz;:ian, Board of Trustees
National skcadeim/ of
Public Acbi inistratio 1
Enclosure
List of references
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The Honorable Donald :l. R Feld
President and Chief Executive Officer
G. D. Searle and Conoaiy
P. 0. Box 1745
Skokie, Illinois 60076
Mr. Philip C. Habib
Fonner Under Secretary of S--ate for
Political Affairs
1606 Cortland Road
Belmont, California 94002
The Honorable Arthur A. H ar`-i;an
Ambassador to Franc
U. S. F-nbassy
Paris, France
Mr. Frank C. Carlucci
Deputy Director of Central Intelli once
Central Intell i(ence A_Ieric"
Washington, D.C. 20335
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United Way
of America
801 North Fairfax Sveel.
Alexandria Virginia 22314
Prone 703- 836-7100
Joseph C. Wilson Award Committee
935 Sibley Tower Building
Rochester, New York 14604
Dear Committee Members:
It is my pleasure to nominate Frank C. Carlucci,
Deputy Secretary of Defense, for the 1981
Joseph C-. Wilson Award.
The attached material is submitted pursuant to
your instructions.
Deputy Executive Vice-President
DIW:sw
Attachments
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BIOGRAPHY OF
FRANK C. CARL:CCI
2_puty Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci, a Retired Career
-nister in the U.S. Foreign Service, was born in Scranton, PA,
October 18, 1930. He graduated from Princeton University
1952.. He served for two.:_yars as-,a'-Lieutenant (jg), in-the
rvard: -Graduate ::Sc.hool :of _Bus..ness . Admin. s.tration:_ and:
;. ____d... the Jan ,_tzen _..Compah.y. f . __n _ , Po~l'an _r...i .~.~E. O ..re .__gon .. _.-n ..._ - -- rte' -,
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1956, Carlucci joined the U.S. State Department as a Foreign
-vice Officer and was assigned from 1957 to 1959 as Vice Con-
Con-
=--:1 and Economic Officer in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was
s bsequently assigned as Secretary and Political Officer in
= nshasa, Congo, for two years.
=rom 1962 to 1964, he was Officer-in-Charge of Congolese
Political Affairs in Washington and fro 1964 to 1965 was
=e Consul General in Zanzibar. From 1965 to 1969 he was
rcunselor for Political Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
arlucci was appointed Director of the Office of Economic
~ortunity in 1971 after having served two years as Assistant
_-rector of OEO. He was then appointed Associate Director of
_he Office of Management and Budget and was later appointed
I puty Director.
served as Under Secretary of the Department of Health,
(.:cation and Welfare for two years - 1973 and 1974.
-or to being named Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
_'ebruary 1978, Deputy Secretary Carlucci was the United
_=rtes Ambassador to Portugal for three years.
~Dng his awards and honors are: Distinguished Intelligence
_-al, 1981; National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal,
:;3l; State Department Superior Service Award, 1972; State
__partment Superior Honor Award 1969; Department of Health,
---cation and Welfare Distinguished Civilian Service Award.,
977; and Defense Department Civilian Service Award, 1977. He
lds Honorary Degrees from Wilkes College and wings College
Pennsylvania, both awarded in 1973.
is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration
the Council on Foreign Relations.
Carlucci is married to Marcia McMillian Myers of Madison,
sconsin. They have three children, Karen, Frank and Kristin.
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NOMINATING STATEMENT FOR
FRANK C. CARLUCCI
Frank Carlucci is a public servant with a distinguished record
in both domestic and foreign service. For those who have
followed his career closely, it is clear that his preferred
field is in the foreign service
is record of su'-staine `"e.