Discussion modèle:Palette Cabinet Clinton

message: Hello everyone,
First off let me apologize for not being in fluent in French. 
In my last edit, I have added the tenure of acting US Veterans Affairs (VA) Hershel Gober to the template. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that US President Bill Clinton never filled the post; the second is that he is listed with ether the other VA Secretaries or with the Clinton cabinet as a whole in various sources.
First, some background.
A US Cabinet department is headed by a Secretary, who is in charge of the department. Another person, known as the Deputy Secretary is appointed as well. The Deputy Secretary runs the department day to day and also serves as acting Secretary until the president appoints a candidate that is confirmed by the US Senate. (The president also has the power to ask anyone he wants to act as Secretary as well).
In July 2000, VA Secretary Togo West resigned. Hershel Gober then was appointed to act as Secretary until President Clinton's term ended in 2001. When the appointment was made at the time, news articles and press releases from the White House and VA were clear in no uncertain words that Mr. Gober was, the new Secretary. For a sample, see these links:
*On July 11, 2000 the New York Times wrote about the appointment in this article V.A. Secretary Resigning:
Mr. West, a former Army secretary and lobbyist who plans to return to the private sector, will be succeeded by his deputy, Hershel W. Gober of Monticello, Ark., a veteran of the Army and the Marine Corps.
*VA also spoke about the appointment in this press release issued when Gober took over as acting Secretary in July 2000:
Hershel W. Gober today takes over as Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the federal governments second largest cabinet agency. Former VA Secretary, Togo West, announced his departure on July 10. . See Gober Takes Over Top Spot at VA
*VA also spoke about the appointment in this press release issued when President Clinton appointed the person to act as Gober's Deputy in Aug. 2000, the VA said:
President Clinton has appointed Edward A. (Ned) Powell, Jr., as the Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Powell, currently VAs Assistant Secretary for Financial Management, will fill the position held by Hershel W. Gober, who was named Acting VA Secretary.. See Ned Powell Named Acting VA Deputy Secretary
*Mr. Gober's appointment was addressed in this release from the White House:
President Clinton today intends to designate Hershel W. Gober as Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the departure of Secretary Togo West.. See PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES HERSHEL W. GOBER AS ACTING SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
There are books and websites that that this guy listed and some that don't. Here's a sample.
First I will focus on Almanacs. They are books with weather forecasts and facts on various things. The World Almanac lists Mr. Gober with the other VA secretaries; see  or this scan. However the information Please Almanac does not list Mr. Gober; see . 
Now for books about the US Presidents.
William DeGregorio's The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents  does not list Mr. Gober while Roger Matuz's The Presidents Fact Book  does; see a scan here.
As for encylopedias, the  Encyclopaedia Britannica lists Mr. Gober. See  or a scan: .
Now US Government websites.
Mr. Gober was listed on the White House website in 2001. See . The VA is split. The current factsheet does not list Mr. Gober while two different pages did in 2005 and 2006. See  and 
As for the French, I used the word intérimaire, which seems to translate to temporary. I hope this is correct.
While I normally wouldn't list an acting secretary in a table (since they can be so many), I believe that this is a sui generis case. de jure, he was the Acting Secretary from Jul 2000-Jan 2001. de facto, he was *the* Secretary, even though he didn't get the job the normal way. Hope this helps. Hoshie (d) 3 juin 2009 à 12:24 (CEST)
thread_title:  Addition of Hershel Gober to list