FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	                                              2000-24

                         Tracey E. Aronson Named Director of the
                   Office of Congressional and Inter-Governmental Affairs

	Washington, DC, March 7, 2000 -- Securities and Exchange Commission 
Chairman Arthur Levitt today named Tracey E. Aronson Director of the SEC's 
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.  Ms. Aronson, currently 
Counsel to Chairman Levitt, succeeds Susan Ferris Wyderko and will begin her new 
duties immediately.

	Chairman Levitt said, "Tracey has superb judgment and a keen grasp of the 
many complex issues facing the Commission.  These skills, coupled with her 
experience at the Commission, will be particularly important as the Commission 
works closely with Capitol Hill and other government agencies on the issues 
affecting the future of our markets."  Chairman Levitt also wishes to thank Ms. 
Wyderko for her loyal service in the position as head of that office.

	As Director, Ms. Aronson will serve as the principal counsel to Chairman 
Levitt and the Commission on legislative and intergovernmental matters.  Prior 
to becoming Counsel to Chairman Levitt in 1999, Ms. Aronson was Special Trial 
Counsel in the Office of General Counsel, as well as Special Counsel in the 
Division of Enforcement.  Before joining the Commission in 1992, Ms. Aronson was 
a litigation associate with the Washington, DC office of the law firm of Kaye, 
Scholer, Fierman, Hayes & Handler, LLP.

	Ms. Aronson, 38, is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and 
Brown University.

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