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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release January 18, 2001



PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES EIGHTEEN MEMBERS TO
THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSURANCE COUNCIL

President Clinton today announced his intent to appoint eighteen
members to the National Infrastructure Assurance Council:

Mr. Alfred R. Berkeley, III, of Baltimore, Maryland, is the
President of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Prior to joining Nasdaq, he
was a Managing Director and Senior Banker in the Corporate Finance
Department of Alex. Brown & Sons. Mr. Berkeley received a B.A. from the
University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of
Pennsylvania.

Admiral Paul E. Busick, Jr., of Kinston, North Carolina, is the
President and Executive Director of North Carolina's Global TransPark
Authority. From 1996 to 1998, he served with the National Security
Council as a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for
Gulf War Illnesses. From 1993 to 1996, he served as Director of the
Office of Intelligence and Security at the Department of Transportation
and as the Secretary of Transportation's National Security Advisor.
Admiral Busick received a B.S. from the United States Coast Guard
Academy and an M.S. from Purdue University.

Mr. David H. Langstaff, of Comus, Maryland, currently serves as
President, CEO, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Veridian
Corporation. Veridian is a knowledge systems company that provides
information-based solutions in the fields of global security, cyber
assurance and safety. Mr. Langstaff served as Executive Vice-President
and Chief Operating/Financial Officer of Space Industries International,
Inc. and Calspan SRL Corporation. Mr. Langstaff received a B.A. and an
M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Mr. Robert G. Liberatore, of the District of Columbia, has served
as Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy for
Daimler Chrysler Corporation since 1998. Prior to the Daimler Chrysler
merger, he was Vice President of Washington Affairs for Chrysler
Corporation. Mr. Liberatore joined Chrysler Corporation in 1985 after
working on Capitol Hill for ten years, including four years as Staff
Director for Senator Robert C. Byrd. Mr. Liberatore received a B.S.
from Georgetown University.

Mr. Harris N. Miller, of Arlington, Virginia, is the President of
the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), the largest
and oldest information technology trade association. Prior to joining
ITAA, he was the President of the World Information Technology and
Services Alliance. Mr. Miller received a B.A. from the University of
Pittsburgh and an M.A. from Yale University.

Mr. Alan Paller, of Bethesda, Maryland, is Director of Research of
the SANS Institute, a cooperative research organization that delivers
graduate-level education to information system professionals. He is
also the co-founder of the CIO Institute. Mr. Paller received degrees
from Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Governor Gary Locke, of Seattle, Washington, was elected Washington
State's 21st governor on November 5, 1996, making him the first
Chinese-American governor in U.S. history. As governor, he has worked
to make Washington public schools the best in the nation, promote jobs
and economic development in rural and urban areas, and fight juvenile
crime. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University and
a J.D. from Boston University.

Mr. Raymond L. Ocampo, of Hillsborough, California, is Chairman of
the Board of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and serves on
the board of directors of PMI Group, Inc. He retired in November 1996
as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Oracle
Corporation, the world's second largest software company. Mr. Ocampo
received a bachelor's degree from UCLA and a J.D. from the University of
California.

Lieutenant General Peter Albert Kind, of Red Wing, Minnesota,
directed the National Y2K Information Coordination Center. He also
directed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Information
Science and Technology Study Group, the Department of Defense Technical
Area Review and Assessment panels and the National Infrastructure
Assurance Council. He received an B.S. from the University of Wisconsin
and a M.B.A from Harvard University.

Dr. Philip Chase Bobbitt, of Austin, Texas, currently holds the
University of Texas A.W. Walker Centennial Chair in Law. He is the
author of several articles and four books concerning Constitutional and
Democratic theory. Dr. Bobbitt served from 1997 to 1999 as Director of
Intelligence on the President's National Security Council. He received
a B.A. from Princeton University, a J.D. from Yale Law School and a
Ph.D. from Oxford.

Mayor Wellington E. Webb, of Denver, Colorado, was elected Mayor of
Denver, Colorado, on May 4, 1999. He currently serves as the President
of the United States Conference of Mayors, the Vice President of the
National Conference of Black Mayors, and the Vice President of the
National Conference of Democratic Mayors. Mayor Webb received a B.A. in
Sociology from the Colorado State College at Greeley and an M.A. from
Northern Colorado University.

Mr. William H. Gates, of Seattle, Washington, is Co-founder,
Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation, the
worldwide leader in software, services and internet technologies for
personal and business computing. In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the
Speed of Thought, a book that demonstrates how computer technology can
solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. Mr. Gates attended
Harvard University.

Mr. Richard K. Davidson, of Allen, Kansas is Chairman and CEO of
the Union Pacific Corporation. He began his career with the railroad
services in 1960, while attending college. Mr. Davidson received a B.A.
from Washburn University and has completed the program for Management
Development at Harvard University.

Mr. James Phillip Chandler, of the District of Columbia, is head of
the National Intellectual Property Law Institute. He is Emeritus
Professor of Law at the George Washington University and Chairman and
President of the Chandler Law Firm Chartered. Mr. Chandler received his
B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. from the
University of California, Davis, and a LL.M. from Harvard University.

Mr. Erle Nye, of Forth Worth, Texas, is Chairman and Chief
Executive of Texas Utiltites (TU) Company. He is also Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive of TU Electric, TU Fuel Company, TU Mining
Company, TU Services, TU Properties Inc., and TU Communications, Inc.
Mr. Nye holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University
and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University.

Mr. Charles R. Stuckey, Jr., of Carlisle, Massachusetts, is
Chairman of RSA Security, Inc. He joined RSA Security in January 1987,
bringing to the firm over 20 years of experience in general management
and high technology sales. Mr. Stuckey also serves on the Board of
Directors of the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council and MatrixOne.
Mr. Stuckey received a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio
University.

Ms. Judith Rodin, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, began her current
duties as the President of the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. She
serves on the boards of AETNA, Inc., the AMR Corporation, Electronic
Data Systems, the Brookings Institution, Catalyst, and the Greater
Philadelphia First Corporation. She currently serves on the President's
Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. She received a B.A.
with honors from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Jack Quinn, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, is co-chairman of Quinn
Gillespie & Associates, LLC, a strategic consulting company he formed in
January 2000. Previously, Mr. Quinn was a partner in the Washington,
D.C. law firm of Arnold & Porter. In addition, he also served as
Counsel to the President from November 1995 to 1997 and then served as
Vice President Gore's Chief of Staff and Counselor. Mr. Quinn holds both
a B.A. and J.D. from Georgetown University.

Mr. Robin Hernreich, of Edward, Colorado, is currently the
President of Remonov & Company, Inc., a private investment company. He
was the past Chairman of Sigma Broadcasting Company, which controlled a
number of radio and television stations. Mr. Hernreich was also the
owner of Sigma Communications, a cellular telephone company. Mr.
Hernreich received a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Washington University in
St. Louis.

Mr. Arthur Levitt, Jr., of Brooklyn, New York is the current Chair
of the Secuities Exchange Commission, where he has served since July
1993. As Chair he has overseen the securities markets when they have
reached new and unprecedented highs. He is a distinguished and
respected figure in the area of finance and public service. He served
as Chairman of the American Stock Exchange for eleven years, leaving in
1989 to devote his time to a publishing venture, including ownership of
the newspaper Roll Call. Mr. Levitt received a B.A. phi beta kappa
from Williams College.

Mr. Lawrence P. LaRocco, of Arlington, Virginia, is the Chairman of
LaRocco and Associates, Inc., a government relations and public affairs
consulting firm. Mr. LaRocco is a former Member of the U.S. House of
Representatives. From 1991-1995, he represented the State of Idaho,
First District,. While in Congress, he served on the Banking, Finance
and Urban Affairs and the Natural Resources Committees. After leaving
Congress, Mr. LaRocco served as a Managing Director at the American
Bankers Association for five years. He received a B.A. from the
University of Portland and an M.S. from Boston University.

The National Infrastructure Assurance Council (NIAC) was
established by Executive Order 13010 issued on July 14, 1999. NIAC is
charged with enhancing the partnership of the public and private sectors
to address threats to the Nation's critical infrastructure. Members of
NIAC will work to propose and develop ways to encourage private industry
to perform periodic risk assessments of critical processes, including
information and telecommunications systems. NIAC will also monitor the
development of Private Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Centers
(PSISACs); and provide recommendations to the National Security Council
and the National Economic Council on how these organizations can best
foster improved cooperation among the PSISACs, the National
Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), and other federal entities.

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