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VETS News Release: [04/15/2005]
Contact Name:
Dirk Fillpot
or Mike Biddle
Phone Number: 202-693-4676
Release Number: 05-672-NAT
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Announces Plans for Departure
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
announced today that Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment
and Training Frederico Juarbe Jr. has submitted his resignation. Juarbe is
departing his post at the Department of Labor May 31, 2005 to pursue other
opportunities.
"As head of the Veterans' Employment and Training Service in President
Bush's Administration, Fred has been deeply committed to enforcing the
laws that protect the re-employment rights of our nation's veterans," said
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "Fred is to be commended for his dedication
to helping ensure that all of our nation's veterans have access to the
training they need to successfully transition to the civilian workforce.
We all wish him the best as he enjoys the time he so richly deserves with
his family and pursues other new and exciting challenges."
Prior to joining the Department of Labor, Juarbe served for 23 years
as director of the National Veterans Service at the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States. Juarbe has also worked closely with federal
and state agencies in formulating policy beneficial to veterans, their
dependents and survivors. In addition, Juarbe has served on numerous federal
task forces and advisory committees, such as the President's Steering
Committee on Help through Industry (HIRE).
Juarbe, a former medical corpsman with the 82nd Airborne Division, is
married to the former Nana Varee Heinbaugh. Juarbe was born in Puerto
Rico and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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