Ambassadors

anburactors - - quare THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 17, 1994 MEMORANDUM FOR HAROLD ICKES DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FROM: CHERYL MILLS la ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Solicitation of Contributions by Non-Federal Persons from Ambassadors This memorandum responds to your memorandum of May 20, 1994, regarding solicitation of contributions from Ambassadors by persons who are not employees of the Federal government. Your memorandum correctly states that Ambassadors, like other Federal employees, are permitted to give contributions to candidate campaign committees and political organizations. And, because the Hatch Act applies only to Federal employees, individuals who are not employees of the Federal government (or the District of Columbia government) are not subject to any restrictions regarding solicitations of political contributions; therefore, they may solicit Ambassadors for contributions. I should point out, however, that it is worth considering now whether there will be any foreseeable questions raised by Ambassadors giving contributions to candidates or political committees. You are perhaps in the best position to determine how they should be addressed.