In a message dated 97-03-07 18:09:48 EST, Marsha Walker writes:

<< Other of our contacts in Washington have helped NABA create
 a plan of steps to take to encourage the Clinton administration to both keep
 the position and consider Miriam as a candidate. Based on this advice, NABA
 has re-submitted Miriam's name to the White House and has secured several
key
 letters of support. At this point in time we are waiting for word of where
 the administration is on retaining this post. >>

Wow.  I guess I really heard things wrongly at the BSC conference and the
BFHI Benefit at which Miriam spoke.  I was under the impression that yes, the
SG position was going to be confirmed, and the successful candidate, of which
Miriam was on the short list, would be announced.  I understood that the
other two "running" against her were a podiatrist and (I think I heard) a
physician from the CDC.  We all were encouraged to write -- given an address,
etc.  Miriam was there and didn't correct us on any of this.

Help me out here -- any of you who were at the conference -- was I wishfully
imagining things?  I DO hope I don't have all this bolloxed up.

Jan Barger