For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 25, 2005
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced that he has named Juan Carlos
Zarate Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security
Advisor for Combating Terrorism. Mr. Zarate currently serves as
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and
Financial Crimes. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.
Prior to working at the Department of Treasury, Mr. Zarate served
as a prosecutor in the Department of Justice Terrorism and Violent
Crime Section, where he worked on terrorism cases, such as the USS Cole
investigation. Mr. Zarate previously worked as a federal law clerk for
Chief Judge Judith Keep in the Southern District of California. Mr.
Zarate received his bachelor's degree and J.D. from Harvard
University.
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