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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release March 15, 1999

               PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES BRIAN E. SHERIDAN AS
           ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS
          AND LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

The President today announced his intent to nominate Brian E. Sheridan to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict at the Department of Defense.

Mr. Sheridan, of Schenectady, New York, has been Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict since the summer of 1996. He came to the Department of Defense as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support in May 1993. Prior to coming to the Defense Department, Mr. Sheridan was a consultant with Frank Lynn and Associates, an international marketing consulting firm, from 1991-1992. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Sheridan served with the Central Intelligence Agency.

Mr. Sheridan received his B.A. from Boston College in 1982, an M.S. in Foreign Service from the Graduate School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1985, and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1991.

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict is the principal staff assistant and civilian advisor to the Secretary on all Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict matters.

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