For Immediate Release
November 24, 1999

Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office

FBI Director Louis J. Freeh today announced the appointment of Ruben Garcia, Jr., as Assistant Director heading the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters.

Director Freeh stated, "Ruben Garcia has distinguished himself as an investigator, supervisor, and leader, demonstrating the necessary qualities to serve in one of the key posts in the FBI. His leadership, professionalism, and experience will be valuable assets as the FBI approaches the new millennium."

Mr. Garcia, 48, currently serves as the Assistant Director in Charge of the Administrative Services Division which has a wide range of complex responsibilities that include the recruitment, selection, and hiring of all FBI Special Agents and support personnel.

Mr. Garcia entered on duty with the FBI in October 1978, and was first assigned to the San Diego Office, where he worked a variety of violent crime investigations, including bank robberies, kidnaping, and fugitives.

In 1982, he was assigned to the Miami Field Office, where he worked primarily on drug-trafficking investigations.

Mr. Garcia returned to the San Diego Field Office in 1988, where he served as supervisor responsible for overseeing drug investigations. He then transferred to FBI Headquarters in 1991 as a supervisor in the Organized Crime/Drug Section and the Violent Crimes and Major Offenders Section in the Criminal Investigative Division.

Mr. Garcia was appointed Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the San Antonio Field Office in June 1994. His responsibilities included domestic terrorism, national security, civil rights, and white collar crimes. Mr. Garcia later assumed administrative oversight for the field office, including its Austin and Waco resident agencies. He was named Special Agent in Charge of the San Antonio Field Office in August 1996. In June 1998, FBI Director Freeh appointed him Assistant Director in charge of the Administrative Services Division.

A native of Brownfield, Texas, Mr. Garcia holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Tech University.