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Hershel Wayne Gober (born December 21, 1936)〔DeArmond-Huskey, Rebecca. (Monticello (Drew County) ). Encyclopedia of Arkansas. 2007-07-03. Accessed 2008-01-15.〕 is a former government official and Vietnam War veteran. He served as acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) on two occasions during the administration of Bill Clinton. The first occasion to serve as Acting Secretary was from July 1, 1997〔Staff reporter. ( Veterans Affairs Chief Steps Down After Four Years ). 1997-06-07. CNN. Accessed 2008-01-15. "Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown plans to leave his post July 1, and President Bill Clinton accepted the resignation Saturday "with deep regret."〕 until January 2, 1998 between the resignation of Secretary Jesse Brown and the appointment of Togo D. West, Jr. as Acting Secretary. The second time to serve as Acting Secretary came on July 25, 2000〔US Department of Veterans Affairs. ( The Honorable Hershel W. Gober ). July 2000. Accessed 2008-01-15.〕 and lasted until January 20, 2001〔 after the resignation of Secretary West; this time Gober served in the post until the end of the Clinton presidency. He started out in the VA as Deputy Secretary, serving from February 4, 1993〔 until August 10, 2000. Gober was also briefly Secretary-designate, when Clinton named him on July 31, 1997〔U.S. Senate. (Chapter 10: Cabinet Nominations Rejected or Withdrawn ) Accessed December 24, 2007.〕 to replace Jesse Brown. However, the nomination was withdrawn before Senate action on October 27 the same year.〔 This happened because of fears nomination hearings for Gober would become heated due to questions about a 1993 claim of sexual misconduct made against him;〔Rosenbaum, David E. (Clinton Withdraws Nomination For Secretary of Veterans Affairs ). New York Times. 1997-10-25. Accessed 2007-12-25. "In confirmation hearings, the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs intended to explore circumstances surrounding the exoneration of Mr. Gober after he was accused of sexual misconduct in 1993, a Congressional staff member said tonight."〕 he also wished to stay as Deputy Secretary.〔Rosenbaum, David E. (Clinton Withdraws Nomination For Secretary of Veterans Affairs ). New York Times. 1997-10-25. Accessed 2007-12-25. "Mr. Gober said he preferred to remain as Deputy Secretary, and Mr. Clinton said he regretted Mr. Gober's decision not to pursue the nomination."〕 During his tenure Gober played an important role in the Clinton (to whom he was a close and longtime aide〔) era VA. He headed a delegation traveled to Vietnam to seek the fullest possible accounting of missing veterans.〔Clinton, Bill. (Remarks by the President, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo West, and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Hershel Gober ). July 10, 2000. Accessed 2007-12-25. " A few years ago, I was honored that he agreed to head a delegation back to Vietnam to seek the fullest possible accounting of our men and women still missing in uniform. Hershel has already made his mark on the critical issue of veterans' health care. Early in our administration, he came to me and recommended that we look for ways to bring health care closer to the veterans who needed it. Since then, we've opened more than 200 out-patient clinics all across America and have more planned this year. That's one of the big reasons we were able to treat -- listen to this -- 400,000 more veterans last year than we did the year before."〕 He was also active in improving health care and expanding clinics for veterans.〔 Before serving in the VA, Gober was Director of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs from January 4, 1988〔 to February 4, 1993〔 during President Clinton's tenure as Governor. ==In Vietnam== Gober served two tours in Vietnam.〔 In addition to his combat duties, at one point he worked with an American/Vietnamese team that produced songs to help sway Vietnamese public opinion in favor of the American and South Vietnamese causes as and to encourage the leadership in Washington to favor reaching the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people. Later, in 1969, he was wounded while serving as a company commander.〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7698055.stm Winning hearts and minds in Vietnam〕 In 1970, Gober released a 45 rpm single,"Picture of a Man," which received some airplay on popular music radio stations. Gober had at least 5 single releases and one album as a recording artist; the first two were as Hershel Almond on Ace and Challenge in 1959. The others were on ABC ("The Proud American", 1966), Tee Pee (1967) and Buddah (1969).〔"On That Wisconsin Beat" (MusicGem, 2006)- Gary E. Myers〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hershel W. Gober」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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