GARY M. BALD NAMED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM DIVISION
Washington D.C. – Director
Mueller is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary M. Bald as
Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism
Division. Mr. Bald has been Acting Assistant Director since December.
Mr. Bald began his career with the FBI in Washington, D.C. in October
1977, where he served in the Laboratory Division. In 1981, he was transferred
to the Albany Division where he handled violent crime and drug matters.
In 1984 he received a transfer to the Philadelphia Division, where
he investigated corruption and drug matters. In 1989, he was transferred
to the Office of Professional Responsibility, Inspection Division,
in Washington, DC, where he was responsible for conducting and directing
investigations of internal misconduct. In 1991, he was transferred
to the Newark Division, where he had supervisory responsibility for
organized crime and drug matters.
In 1995, Mr. Bald was transferred to the Inspection Division, Washington,
DC, where he was responsible for evaluating the operational and administrative
effectiveness of FBI Field, Headquarters, and Legal Attache operations.
In 1996, he was selected to be the Chief of the Policy, Planning and
Analysis Unit, Criminal Investigative Division, where he managed the
FBI's role in Drug Task Forces and coordinated the FBI's review and
development of investigative policies.
In late 1996, Mr. Bald was selected to be an Assistant Special Agent
in Charge of the Atlanta Division. In this capacity he was responsible
for overseeing the FBI's organized crime and drug investigations throughout
the state of Georgia. In addition, he was responsible for overseeing
all FBI investigative matters conducted in the northern region of Georgia.
In January 1999, Mr. Bald was detailed to the Criminal Division, and
later to the Inspection Division, FBIHQ, where he led the investigation
of a high-profile Organized Crime/Corruption matter in the Boston Division
relating to the James "Whitey" Bulgar case. In September
2002, Mr. Bald was named Special Agent in Charge of the Baltimore Division,
where he had responsibility for all FBI activities in the states of
Maryland and Delaware. In November 2003, Mr. Bald was selected by Director
Mueller to be the Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism Operations,
Counterterrorism Division, FBIHQ. This position has national program
management responsibility for all international and domestic terrorism
investigations, including those involving weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. Bald has performed splendidly in this acting capacity and we’re
confident he will do so as Assistant Director.
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