The Nation : Chavez Gets Liaison Post

Linda Chavez, 37, a hard-line conservative who has been staff director of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, was named as chief of the White House Office of Public Liaison. White House Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan said Chavez, as the highest-ranking woman in the White House, will be responsible for maintaining contact with minorities, women and other groups. She succeeds Faith Whittlesey, who is returning to her post as ambassador to Switzerland.