They called repeatedly, through their Congressional liaison, and pressured us to recommend her for the medal, even before all the evidence had been analyzed.

Or then again, he might like to be White House congressional liaison, or perhaps undersecretary of commerce.

After transferring to Washington in 1960, he became the commission's chief of Congressional liaison and then its chief examiner.

When the suggestion came up, my new congressional liaison, Howard Paster, shook his head in disbelief.

"We haven't had a vote yet on it," said Howard Paster, the chief Congressional liaison.

He served successively in diplomatic, arctic, congressional liaison and high-level budget planning, operational and training activities.

The president's personal staff includes the press secretary, White House counsel, the assistant for congressional liaison and the president's closest adviser, the chief of staff.

The bridegroom's father was the chief Congressional liaison in the Clinton White House in 1993.

"He and the president have a very good relationship," said Nicholas E. Calio, the president's Congressional liaison.

Mr. Otis, 31, is a Congressional liaison for the Agriculture Department.