Top Presidential Advisor to Discuss Public Service In the Clinton Administration

Sally Katzen, senior advisor to President Clinton and deputy director for management in the Office of Management and Budget, will return to her alma mater to share insights from her career in a talk at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28.

Katzen's presentation, which will focus on public service in the Clinton administration, will take place in Seelye Hall 201. It is free and open to the public.

Katzen, who graduated from Smith in 1964, has worked extensively in the field of administrative law, focusing on regulatory and legislative matters. Before joining the Clinton administration, she was a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. Her Clinton administration posts have included deputy assistant to the president for economic policy, deputy director of the National Economic Council and administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget. She also was a member of the Carter administration, serving as general counsel.

She has held key offices in the American Bar Association and has taught at the Georgetown Law Center. In addition, Katzen served as the president of the Women's Legal Defense Fund in the mid-1970s.

September 21, 2000