T5 B44 Doris Meissner Notes 2 Of 2 Fdr- 7-31-98 Bach Memo Re Joe Greene Transition 113

U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service

Office of the Executive Associate Commissioner

4251Street NW Washington, DC 20536

July 31, 1998

MEMORANDUM FOR PROGRAMS AND OPP STAFF FROM:

Robert L. Bach Executive Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning

SUBJECT:

Joe Greene

As most of you know, Joe Greene ends his latest detail with us in headquarters today. He will be back again as soon as Tuesday of next week for a presentation and frequently thereafter for visits. Still, I am sure he is delighted to return home to enjoy the remaining days of summer. We asked Joe to join us for a few months to lead the development of an interior enforcement strategy. We also asked him to manage the Programs office when the Service, the Administration and Congress all were discussing how to reorganize its activities. Both for the Service and for me personally, I thank Joe for an exceptional job. He has been exceptional in his leadership and thoughtfulness in developing the interior enforcement strategy. The strategy document, which he will brief to the Commissioner next Tuesday, is a wonderful working foundation for the Service to build a comprehensive, effective enforcement program. He has also been exceptional in proving, again, his rare skill at integrating the experience of a senior field officer with the multiple demands of headquarters staff. He has produced, on time, effectively, and with lasting impact. Joe has also demonstrated, again, his interpersonal gifts. Effective managers, we are told by management gurus, work from a core set of principles outward beyond themselves to listen and to incorporate the wisdom and perspectives of other people. Joe has continuously shared his principles with,us, demonstrated a character of commitment, and offered a friendship that will last far into the future. Perhaps unreasonably, I do not intend to let him go. Joe has agreed to continue his role in developing the Interior Enforcement Strategy, only this time through modern virtual realities (and the far more pleasant environment of the Rocky Mountains). He will be back with us often, so we need not say goodbye, only until next time. Joe, thanks.