INTERVIEWS FOR PLACEMENT OF 1983-84 WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85T00153R000100100008-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 27, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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PRESIDENT'S
COMM S!ON ON WHITE' HOUSE FELLA HIPS
THE WHITE HOUSE
May 27, 1983
TO: Cabinet Secretaries
Age&cy' Directors
SUBJECT: Interviews for placement of 1983-84 White
House Fellows
The President has announced the names of. the new class of White House
Fellows. The thirteen newly-selected Fellows are a. diverse group of
very able individuals, and they will bring a variety of educational
backgrounds and professional experiences to their assignments. Their.
Fellowship year begins September 1, 1983.
During the week of June 27 new Fellows will return to Washington for
interviews with the various agencies. and departments where they might
be placed. The application each submitted for the program as well as
a narrative biographical sketch is enclosed with this memorandum. I
am requesting that you let us.* know whom you would like to interview.
We will schedule an initial interview with those Fellows early in the
-placement week. We also hope it will be possible to schedule inter-
views with the Fellows requesting to be considered by your department
or agency. This will leave time later Iathe week for the Fellow(s)
in whom you are interested to return for additional discussions with
principals. Our goal is to complete most of the placement process by
the week's end on Friday, July 1.
The work assignment of the White House Fellow with its unique oppor-
tunities to learn, contribute and observe, is the central focus of the
White House Fellowships program. The Commission stresses this aspect
and insists that all other aspects of the program, including the
extensive. education program, should be secondary. As part
Fellows' education program, seminars are scheduled (usually at lunch
time or in the evening) on a regular basis and occasional field trips
are organized as well. The Fellows' work assignments take priority,
however,- and nothing should interfere with a Fellow participating as
a full and productive member of your staff. The Fellows will be avail-
able from September 1, 1983 to August 31, 1983.
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The expenses ?inc red, by a department or agency acing a Fellow are:
1. Salary--the grade level varies according to the background
of the Fellow but may not exceed GS 15, step 6. Military Fellows
remain on the Department of Defense payroll.
2. Travel costs during the year for the education program. These
costs will not exceed $4,000.
3. If possible, the round trip travel to Washington, D.C. for
the interview week for the Fellow whom you hire.
The attached material gives fuller information on pay status,
fringe benefits and other details. Please call Nancy Seiler if
you have questions on the appointment authority, salary, etc.
(395-4522).
The interview schedule will be set up by Ms. Jeri Bott in our-office
(395-4522). Please let us know as soon as possible whom you wish to
interview. Jeri will prepare an interview schedule for each Fellow.
Please stay in touch with us during the week of June 27 to schedule
follow-up interviews as you may want them.
Full field investigations have been completed on each Fellow and are
available for initiation of security clearances from the Assistant for
Personnel Investigations, Office of Personnel Management, Washington,
D.C. 20415. Call Tom Cookingham at 254-6464.
Admiral James Stockdale, the Commission chairman, and the other Commis
sion members are pleased with the interest you have expressed in hav-
ing a Fellow during the coming Fellowship year. We are deeply appreciative
of this strong degree of support and interest.
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