President Clinton announced recently his intent to nominate T. J. Glauthier to serve as the next deputy secretary of the Department of Energy.

If approved by the Senate, Glauthier will succeed Deputy Secretary, Elizabeth "Betsy" Moler, who officially resigned October 19. The deputy secretary of DOE serves as its chief operating officer.

Betsy Moler's October 19 farewell message read:

I am writing to say "so long" to the many new friends and acquaintances I have made here at the Department. I submitted my resignation to the President last week. He has accepted it, and my last day is today. I hope my successor, T.J. Glauthier, will be confirmed as Deputy Secretary this week.

I have had a fascinating, challenging experience as the Deputy Secretary. It has been simultaneously more difficult, and more interesting, than I could possibly have imagined. But after ten years as a Presidential appointee, and almost 30 years as a "fed," I am ready for a change in my life so I am leaving government service.

The range of challenging issues faced by those of you I leave behind is tremendous. I leave with absolute respect for those who continue to be committed to public service and who work on some of the most difficult, intractable issues our Nation faces. I will miss the joy of working on public policy issues. I also know I will miss my new friends...but I look forward to more time with my husband and especially with my children (they're 13 and almost 8) and hopefully, a less frantic pace of life.

Take care and, as they say, "Thanks for the memories."

T. J. Glauthier, of San Dimas, Calif., is the associate director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science in the Office of Management and Budget, serving as the key link between the Executive Office of the President and various departments and agencies including Energy, Agriculture, Interior, NASA, EPA and the National Science Foundation.

Since 1993, Glauthier's responsibilities have encompassed budget development and approval accounting for over $60 billion in annual discretionary appropriations and management of more than 200,000 federal employees. Glauthier is also responsible for coordination between agencies and the executive office of the president on major policy development, budget preparation, and clearance of legislation and congressional testimony.

From 1990-93, Glauthier served as the director of energy and climate change for the World Wildlife Fund where he participated in all international negotiations on the climate change treaty signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Glauthier received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Claremont Men's College and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

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