FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	USA

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1998                                                                                                                         (202) 616-2771

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ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR


OF AG ADVISORY COMMITTEE








	WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General Janet Reno today
announced two new appointments to her Advisory Committee of
United States Attorneys--Karen E. Schreier, United States
Attorney, District of South Dakota, as Chair and Paul E. Coggins,
Jr., United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas, as Vice
Chair.  

	The Advisory Committee, created in 1973, advises the
Attorney General on law enforcement matters and gives the United
States Attorneys a key voice in Department policy.

	Schreier, who has served as Vice Chair of the Committee
since January 1997, also chairs the Advisory Committee's Juvenile
Justice Subcommittee.  Schreier is also an active member of the
Native American Issues, Environmental Crimes, and Justice
Programs Subcommittees.

	"Karen's tenure as U.S. Attorney in South Dakota, as well as
her previous work on the Advisory Committee, has been quite
impressive," said Reno.  "She has also been a leading force in
the Department's efforts to crack down on dead beat parents who
fail to pay child support."

	Coggins, who served on the Advisory Committee in 1994-1995,
has been reappointed by Reno to vice chair the Committee. 
Coggins currently chairs the Advisory Committee's Organized
Crime/Violent Crime Subcommittee and Immunity Working Group.  He
is also an active member of the White Collar Crime and
Investigative Agency Subcommittees. 

	"Paul brings an enormous amount of law enforcement expertise
to the Committee," said Reno.  "His efforts to combat violent
crime in his District have been extremely effective."

	The full Committee includes:

 	Karen Schreier, Chair, District of South Dakota

	Paul E. Coggins, Jr., Vice Chair, Northern District of Texas

	Zachary W. Carter, Eastern District of New York

	Mark T. Calloway, Western District of North Carolina

	Veronica Coleman, Western District of Tennessee

	Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Western District of Virginia

	Harry D. Dixon, Jr., Southern District of Georgia

	Paul M. Gagnon, District of New Hampshire

	Stephen L. Hill, Jr., Western District of Missouri

	Faith S. Hochberg, District of New Jersey

	Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., Eastern District of Louisiana

	Kristine Olson, District of Oregon

	Katrina C. Pflaumer, Western District of Washington

	Thomas E. Scott, Southern District of Florida

	Emily M. Sweeney, Northern District of Ohio

	William D. Wilmoth, Northern District of West Virginia

	Charles R. Wilson, Middle District of Florida

	Donald K. Stern, District of Massachusetts,

	 ex officio

	Wilma A. Lewis, District of Columbia, ex officio 

	Janet Craig, Southern District of Texas, ad hoc

	Brian A. Jackson, Middle District of Louisiana, ad hoc




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