    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [November 8, 1994]
    [Page 2044]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter Accepting the Resignation of David R. Gergen as Special Adviser
    to the President and Secretary of State
    November 8, 1994

    Dear David:
        As you indicated, when I asked you to concentrate on foreign-policy
    last June, we agreed on a six-month assignment. Foreknowledge, however,
    does not lessen the regret with which I accept your resignation as
    Special Adviser to the President and Secretary of State, effective
    December 31, 1994.
        You have made a remarkable contribution to our Administration over
    the last eighteen months. Your wise counsel helped us dramatically
    improve public understanding of our economic plan, and its resulting
    passage restored fiscal responsibility to our government while helping
    to create an economic climate that has produced millions of new jobs.
        Your life's example sent a powerful signal about the value of
    bipartisanship, and commitment to public service over partisan gain.
    That example, and your unflagging determination to build coalitions
    across the partisan divide, helped us to achieve many non-partisan
    victories, including passage of NAFTA, the Brady Bill, National Service,
    and Goals 2000.
        And finally, your insightful analysis and thoughtful recommendations
    about America's relationships with the rest of the world have helped us
    to ensure that democracy flourishes and peace extends around the globe--
    in the former republics of the Soviet Union, in the Middle East, in
    Haiti, and elsewhere.
        When you joined our Administration last year, you reaffirmed your
    allegiance to the noblest aims of public service in America: to work
    long and hard for the people that hired us, in order to ensure that each
    of them has a chance to live the American Dream, and to guarantee that
    the greatest nation in history stands forever tall.
        That is exactly what you have done. Thank you for your dedication,
    for your counsel, and for your friendship. I hope that I have reserved
    the right to call on each in the years to come.
        Sincerely,

                                                                Bill Clinton

    Note: The Office of the Press Secretary also made available Mr. Gergen's
    letter of resignation.