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White House
Washington
August 28, 1998
Mr. Gerard I. Nierenberg
President
The Negotiation Institute
14 East 48th Street 5th Floor
New York, NY 10017-1008
Dear Mr. Nierenberg:
On behalf of President Clinton, thank you for your thoughtful correspondence
and your interest in presenting the President the Second International
Negotiator's Award. The President has asked me to convey his appreciation
for your thoughtful invitation.
The White House is currently unable to confirm the President's availability
at this time. Please know that you will be contacted should the
President's schedule permit the White House to accept your request.
Once again, thank you for contacting the White House.
Sincerely,
Stephanie S. Streett
Assistant to the President
Director of Presidential Scheduling
The White House
Washington
December 19, 1979
To Gerard Nierenberg,
Thank you, and the members of the Negotiation Institute, for conferring upon me the International Negotiator's Award, which Fran Voorde accepted on my behalf.
I appreciate this recognition of my efforts to help bring about a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. My best wishes to you and your associates.
Sincerely,
Jimmy Carter
Mr. Gerard I. Nierenberg
President
Negotiation Institute, Inc.
230 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
May 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT:
Designation of Interagency Committees to Facilitate and Encourage
Agency Use of Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution and Negotiated
Rulemaking.
As part of an effort to make the Federal Government operate in a
more efficient and effective manner, and to encourage, where possible,
consensual resolution of disputes and issues in controversy involving
the United States, including the prevention and avoidance of disputes,
I have determined that each Federal agency must take steps to:
- Promote greater use of mediation, arbitration, early neutral
evaluation, agency ombuds, and other alternative dispute resolution
techniques
- Promote greater use of negotiated rulemaking.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and laws of the United States including sections 569 (a) and 573
(c) of Title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Administrative
Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-320), I hereby direct
s follows:
An Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group, comprised of Cabinet
Departments and, as determined by the Attorney General, such agencies
with significant interest in dispute resolution , shall be convened
and is designated under 5 U.S.C. 573 (c) as the interagency committee
to facilitate and encourage agency use of alternative means of dispute
resolution.
The Working Group shall consist of representatives of the heads
of all participating agencies, and may meet in whole or in subgroups
of agencies with and with interest in particular issues, or subject
areas, such as disputes involving personnel, procurement, and claims.
The Working Group shall be convened by the Attorney General, who
may designate a representative to convene and facilitate meetings
of the subgroups. The Working Group shall facilitate, encourage,
and provide coordination for agencies in such areas as:
- Development of programs that employ alternative means of dispute
resolution.
- Training of agency personnel to recognize when and how to use
alternative means of dispute resolution
- Development of procedures that permit agencies to obtain the
services of neutrals on an expedited basis
- Recordkeeping to ascertain the benefits of alternative dispute
resolution.
The Working Group shall also periodically advise the President,
through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on
its activities.
The Regulatory Working Group established under section
4 (d) of Executive Order 12866 is designated under 5 U.S.C. 569
(a) as the interagency committee to facilitate and encourage agency
use negotiated rulemaking.
This directive is for the internal management of the executive branch
and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable by a party against the United States, its agencies or
instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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