THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Atlanta, Georgia)
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For Immediate Release                                     April 14, 2000

             PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES DANIEL G. WEBBER, JR. 
                       AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 
                 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

The President today announced his intent to nominate Daniel G. Webber, Jr. to serve as United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Mr. Daniel G. Webber, of Okarche, Oklahoma, currently serves as the Interim United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Prior to his appointment as Interim United States Attorney, Mr. Webber was an Assistant United States Attorney in the district's Criminal Division. As a federal prosecutor since 1995, Mr. Webber has handled a variety of criminal cases, including violent crime, firearms violations, narcotics trafficking, and child pornography offenses. Before joining the United States Attorney's office, Mr. Webber was a law clerk for a United States District Court Judge. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Webber worked for United States Senator David Boren as a Legislative and Press Aide.

Mr. Webber received a B.S. in 1988 from Oklahoma State University, and a J.D. degree in 1993 from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar.

United States Attorneys are the chief federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers for the 94 federal judicial districts. They have principal responsibility for the prosecution of federal matters in their district.

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