Alphonso Jackson
Alphonso Jackson
Alphonso R. Jacksonserved as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2004 and confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 2004. Jackson announced his resignation on March 31, 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 September 1945
CountryUnited States of America
stress opportunity race
And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.
believe responsibility kind
And I'm the kind of manager that doesn't believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should understand their responsibility and carry out those responsibility.
jobs school years
After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.
color america matter
America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are.
years two government
But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government.
half firsts adults
For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.
school black progress
Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer.
thinking government world
I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.
running responsibility function
So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.
teamwork class rights
You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand.
party republican i-realized
I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.
school pride america
They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this program is strengthening America.
jobs color skins
The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on the color of his or her skin.
country home african-american
As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership in this country, where Hispanics, African Americans are less than 50 percent.