Director
Mueller Announces The Appointment of Jonathan I. Solomon as Special Agent in Charge
of the FBI's Miami Field Office
FBI
Director Robert S. Mueller today announced the appointment of Jonathan I. Solomon
as Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Miami Field Office.
Currently,
Mr. Solomon is assigned as a Special Assistant to the Director. Director Mueller
said, "Jon Solomon has provided outstanding counsel on a variety of policy
issues, particularly those which are significant to the FBI's Agent population.
His wide ranging administrative and investigative experience well suits him to
head the Miami Field Office."
Mr. Solomon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised on Long Island. He attended
the State University of New York at Buffalo, graduating in 1980 with a degree
in Political Science. Mr. Solomon continued his education attaining his Juris
Doctor degree from the State University of Buffalo at New York in 1983. He was
admitted to the New York State Bar Association in February 1994.
Mr. Solomon entered
on duty as a Special Agent with the FBI in September 1983, and after new agents
training school, was assigned to the Kansas City and Philadelphia Field Offices,
working a variety of criminal matters. In November 1991, he was promoted to the
position of Supervisory Special Agent in the then Administrative Summary Unit,
FBIHQ, where he had responsibilities for the adjudication of employee misconduct
matters, performance related issues, and inspection matters. In January 1994,
Mr. Solomon was promoted to the position of Chief of the FBI's Transfer Unit,
FBIHQ; and, in February 1999, he was designated as the Chief of the FBI's Background
Investigation Contract Service. In October 1999, Mr. Solomon was designated Assistant
Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Tampa Field Office. In April 2002, he was
promoted to the position of Special Assistant to the Executive Assistant Director
for Administration, FBIHQ. In this capacity, he also provided assistance to the
FBI Deputy Director.