New Homeland Security Adviser Appointed
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WASHINGTON — President Bush on yesterday named a veteran prosecutor who heads the Justice Department’s anti-terrorism efforts as his homeland security adviser.
From the White House, Ken Wainstein will coordinate efforts “to ensure that we continue to make progress on combating terrorism, securing our borders and strengthening our emergency preparedness,” Mr. Bush said in a statement.
In an e-mail to his staff, Mr. Wainstein said he expected to start at the White House in about 10 days.
“I am profoundly grateful and humbled that the president asked me to serve in this position, and it is a tremendous opportunity to contribute to our national security effort from a different perspective,” he wrote.
Wainstein declined to comment when the Associated Press asked him about the job, formerly held by Frances Fragos Townsend. She stepped down in November after 4 1/2 years.
Wainstein was the chief federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia and the top lawyer at the FBI.
