FBI Director Mueller Names Jonathan I. Solomon Executive Assistant Director for
Administration
Washington,
DC – FBI Director Robert Mueller today named Jonathan
I. Solomon to be Executive Assistant Director (EAD) for Administration.
Mr. Solomon was appointed to the position on a temporary basis on May
18, 2004, and reported to Headquarters on May 24, 2004. With this appointment,
Mr. Solomon formally joins the top tier of FBI leadership and assumes
responsibility for managing the FBI's administrative programs worldwide
as well as directing the FBI's re-engineering initiatives.
Mr. Solomon served as the Special Assistant to Director Mueller
from January 2003 through February 2004, and provided counsel
to the Director
on a wide variety of policy issues. On January 22, 2004, he was
appointed as the Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field
Office.
Director Mueller said, “The EAD for Administration will oversee
our efforts to modernize our business processes and to make the Bureau
more agile, so we can adapt quickly and easily to changing threats.
Jon is taking on this position at a critical time for the FBI, and
I am confident that he has the knowledge of the Bureau, the drive,
and the vision to navigate us through this time of change.”
Mr. Solomon has
been with the FBI since September 1983 and brings a wide range of
experience to his new position. He served in
the Kansas
City, Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Tampa field offices, and has
handled a variety of criminal matters including, organized
and white collar
crime. He has worked extensively on administrative matters
including hiring, personnel performance, and inspections. His service
as
Special Assistant to a prior EAD for Administration, as well
as his experience
in the Director’s Office gives him a unique understanding of
the organization, the Director’s vision for reform, and
the challenges to implementing that vision.
Mr. Solomon has degrees in political science and law from the
State University of New York at Buffalo, and is a member of the
New York
State Bar.
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