FBI
Director Mueller Names Jonathan I. Solomon Executive
Assistant Director for Administration
Washington, DC – FBI Director Robert Mueller
today named Jonathan I. Solomon to be Executive
Assistant Director (EAD) for Administration. Mr.
Solomon was appointed to the position on a temporary
basis on May 18, 2004, and reported to Headquarters
on May 24, 2004. With this appointment, Mr. Solomon
formally joins the top tier of FBI leadership and
assumes responsibility for managing the FBI's administrative
programs worldwide as well as directing the FBI's
re-engineering initiatives.
Mr. Solomon served as the Special Assistant to Director
Mueller from January 2003 through February 2004,
and provided counsel to the Director on a wide variety
of policy issues. On January 22, 2004, he was appointed
as the Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field
Office.
Director Mueller said, “The EAD for Administration
will oversee our efforts to modernize our business
processes and to make the Bureau more agile, so
we can adapt quickly and easily to changing threats.
Jon is taking on this position at a critical time
for the FBI, and I am confident that he has the
knowledge of the Bureau, the drive, and the vision
to navigate us through this time of change.”
Mr.
Solomon has been with the FBI since September 1983
and brings a wide range of experience to his new
position. He served in the Kansas City, Philadelphia,
Buffalo, and Tampa field offices, and has handled
a variety of criminal matters including, organized
and white collar crime. He has worked extensively
on administrative matters including hiring, personnel
performance, and inspections. His service as Special
Assistant to a prior EAD for Administration, as
well as his experience in the Director’s Office
gives him a unique understanding of the organization,
the Director’s vision for reform, and the
challenges to implementing that vision.
Mr.
Solomon has degrees in political science and law
from the State University of New York at Buffalo,
and is a member of the New York State Bar.
