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1992.03.16 :  Robin Carle to be New Chief of Staff

Contact:  HHS Press Office (202) 245-6343
March 16, 1992

        HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., today announced
that Robin H. Carle, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Birdsall Carle, of
Las Cruces, N.M., will become chief of staff for the department
effective April 20.
        She will replace Michael J. Calhoun, chief of staff since
September 1989, who has accepted a leadership fellowship with the
Japan Society.  
        In addition, Secretary Sullivan announced that Edward
Hayes Jr. will join HHS as counselor to the secretary.
        "Robin Carle's proven talent and hands-on experience with
the full range of HHS issues will mean a smooth transition in
this position of key importance to the department," Secretary
Sullivan said. 
        Ms. Carle has served as executive secretary for the
department since September 1989.  In addition, she served on the
HHS transition team from January to September 1989.
        She served as chief of staff for the Republican National
Committee from December 1985 to October 1987.  In addition, she
served at the RNC as assistant to the chairman for political
affairs, 1985; deputy director of political operations, 1984;
director of political education and training, 1983.

        She was deputy director of the Bush-Quayle campaign in
California in 1988, and served as executive director of the
Nevada Republican Central Committee from 1981 to 1983.
        Ms. Carle is a graduate of Macalester College, St. Paul,
Minn.  She resides in Alexandria, Va.
        As counselor to the secretary, Hayes will occupy a new
position, advising the secretary and overseeing special
initiatives.  From 1984 to 1992, he has been a partner with the
Baker and Hostetler law firm in Washington, D.C.  He was a
founder and managing partner of the Hayes and White law firm,
Washington, D.C., from 1975 to 1984.
        He is a graduate of Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn., and the Stanford University Law School.  He also served as
law clerk on the Federal Trade Commission in 1972.
        He has served on the boards of Southeastern University,
the Republican National Lawyers Association, the African
Development Foundation and So Others Might Eat.  In addition, he
has served as a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Advisory Committee and the International Business Committee of
the D.C. Chamber of Commerce.
        He resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife Alice Hall
Hayes and two children.

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