November 30, 2006
HP-182

Treasury Names Matthew Abbott
Deputy Assistant Secretary

Washington, DC - The Treasury Department announced today the appointment of Matthew T. Abbott as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance. The Deputy Assistant Secretary reports to the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets and oversees Treasury financing, debt management, and regulatory issues in the capital and government securities markets.

Abbott served as the Senior Adviser to the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance from 2005-06, providing counsel on key policy matters. Prior to that position he was Senior Adviser to the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets. Abbott worked in the fixed income division of Credit Suisse First Boston from 1999 to 2004.

A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Abbott graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1993 with a B.A. in Economics and Accounting. He earned his M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in 1999. Before entering graduate school, he served in the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and was honorably discharged as a Captain in the United States Army.