The official portrait of Alexis Herman hangs in the Department of Labor

Alexis Margaret Herman (born July 16, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama) served as the 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton. Prior to her appointment, she was Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison. Alexis Herman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Alexis Herman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Nickname: The Azalea City Coordinates: Country US State Alabama County Mobile Founded 1702 Incorporated 1814 Mayor Sam Jones Area    - City 412. ... The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ... The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

The daughter of politician Alex Herman and Gloria Caponis, a school teacher, Alexis grew up in Mobile and earned her high school diploma in 1965 from the Heart of Mary High School. She briefly attended Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin, and Spring Hill College in Mobile, but transferred to Xavier University of New Orleans, Louisiana, where she became an active member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1969. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Edgewood College is a small liberal arts college in Madison, Wisconsin. ... Nickname: Mad Town or Mad City Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Municipality City Incorporated 1848  - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area    - City 136. ... Spring Hill College is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic Jesuit college in the United States. ... Xavier University of Louisiana is a historically African-American Roman Catholic University located off Carrollton Avenue in Mid-City New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City  350. ... Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, (ΔΣΘ) Incorporated is a non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

After college, Herman worked for Catholic Charities and other agencies advocating minority women employment. Jimmy Carter met the young Herman while campaigning in Atlanta, Georgia and, after winning the White House in 1977, tapped her to be Director of the Labor Department's Women's Bureau. At age 29, she was the youngest person to ever serve in that position. Catholic Charities is a worldwide charitable organization whose aim is to reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities. ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City  132. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

DOL portrait

In 1981, Herman founded her own consulting firm - A.M. Herman & Associates. She served as president of the company while remaining active in Democratic politics. During her tenure as chief of staff and later vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, she was responsible for organizing the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Alexis Herman from DOL website File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Alexis Herman from DOL website File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ... The 1992 Democratic National Convention is one of a series of historic quadrennial meetings of the United States Democratic Party with a primary focus on officially nominating a candidate for the office of President of the United States and adopting a political party platform as a challenge to the platform...

After Bill Clinton's victory in the 1992 Presidential election, Herman became deputy director of the Presidential Transition Office. She was later appointed to head the White House Office of Public Liaison, where she was responsible for the administration's relations with interest groups. Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

During Clinton's second term, Herman was named Secretary of Labor, the first African American to be nominated for that position and the fifth woman to be appointed. Her nomination was initially opposed by Congressional Republicans and labor unions, but she earned praise from her peers for her handling of the 1997 UPS workers strike. The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ...

She was replaced in the George W. Bush administration by Elaine Chao. Herman now serves on the boards of several major companies, including Coca Cola Corporation, Toyota, Cummins, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and Prudential. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Elaine Lan Chao (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chao Hsiao-lan;[1] born March 26, 1953) currently serves as the 24th United States Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President of the United States George W. Bush. ... Coca Cola Corporation was incorporated by Asa Candler, Charley Pemberton and Woolfolk Walker in 1888 and was a forerunner of todays The Coca Cola Corporation. ... This article is about the multinational corporation. ... For other uses, see Cummins (disambiguation). ... MGM redirects here. ... Prudential plc is a United Kingdom based financial services company. ...

See also

• U.S. Department of Labor Biography

United States Secretaries of Labor
Secretaries of Commerce & Labor (1903–1913): Cortelyou • Metcalf • Straus • Nagel Secretaries of Labor (1913—): Wilson • Davis • Doak • Perkins • Schwellenbach • Tobin • Durkin • Mitchell • Goldberg • Wirtz • Shultz • Hodgson • Brennan • Dunlop • Usery • Marshall • Donovan • Brock • McLaughlin • Dole • Martin • Reich • Herman • Chao

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