On September 25, 2007 at 10:00 am in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building the Committee on Human Services will conduct a confirmation hearing on Mayor Fenty’s appointment of Mr. Clarence H. Carter as the Director of the District’s Department on Human Services.  

Since April 2005, Mr. Carter has served as the Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Stamp Program.  Appointed to the position by President Bush, Mr. Carter was the chief executive officer of the multibillion-dollar national food stamp program.  As Deputy Administrator, Mr. Carter developed the Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Food Stamp Evacuee policy, which allowed food stamp recipients to access their Food Stamp Benefits at the jurisdictions where they were relocated.  Mr. Carter also lead the effort to modernize of the Food Stamp state information system with emphasis directed toward healthy eating initiatives.  Prior to becoming the Deputy Administrator of the Food Stamp Program Mr. Carter was appointed by President Bush to serve as the Director of the Federal Office of Community Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2001-2005).  Mr. Carter was responsible for supervising a 60-person staff, strategic planning, annual budget and legislative policy development, and the design and execution of agency programs and services meeting the needs of impoverished individuals and communities.  Mr. Carter’s other career positions have included serving of the Executive Director of the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation (2000-2001), Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services (1996-2002), Adjunct Professor at Virginia Union University (1998), Executive Director, Governor’s Employment & Training Department (1994-1996), Vice President of Operations for CD Associates and Director (1993-1994), African-American Political Affairs for the Republican National Committee (1990-1992) and Staff Associate for the New Jersey General Assembly (1985-1990).  Mr. Carter has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Political Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1981).  

Those who wish to testify at the hearing on Mr. Carter’s appointment should contact Ms. Michelle Chisolm of the Committee on Human Services by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone at (202) 724-8191 by Tuesday, October 9, 2007.