Editing Alexis Herman (section)

===Director of the Office of Public Liaison===
After Bill Clinton's victory in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992 Presidential election]], Herman became deputy director of the [[United States presidential transition|Presidential Transition Office]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?35678-1/clinton-presidential-transition|title=Clinton Presidential Transition, Dec 7 1992 {{!}} Video {{!}} C-SPAN.org|date=December 7, 1992|website=C-SPAN.org|language=en-US|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> Clinton then appointed her director of the [[White House Office of Public Liaison]], where she was responsible for the administration's relations with [[Advocacy group|interest groups]].<ref name="Merida, Kevin, For Herman" /> In that role, Herman repeatedly organized informal dinners to advance White House initiatives or assuage key groups.<ref name="Merida, Kevin, For Herman">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/admin/stories/herman082097.htm|title=Washingtonpost.com: For Alexis Herman, a Proving Ground|last=Merida|first=Kevin|date=August 20, 1997|website=www.washingtonpost.com|access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref> She earned the support of the [[NAACP|National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] and the [[Congressional Black Caucus]] as part of her outreach efforts.<ref name="Smothers, Ronald, Social-Worker Roots" /> Herman also earned the respect of members of the business community as part of her effort to gain support for the Clinton Administration's trade deal, the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]].<ref name="Smothers, Ronald, Social-Worker Roots" />

[[File:President Bill Clinton walks and talks with Director of the Office of Public Liaison, Alexis Herman.jpg|thumb|left|Herman walks along the Colonnade of the White House with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] in February 1995]]
Herman's time as director also included the death of [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Commerce Secretary]], and Herman's former boss at the Democratic National Committee, Ronald Brown, in a [[1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash|plane crash]].<!--<ref name="Merida, Kevin, After Pitched Battle" />--> As director, Herman made arrangements for public and private grieving following the death.<!--<ref name="Merida, Kevin, After Pitched Battle" />--> The tragedy strengthened Herman's bond with President Clinton, who like Herman, had been close to Brown.<ref name="Merida, Kevin, After Pitched Battle" />