U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced today that Daniel Langan will serve as press secretary for the U.S. Department of Education.

A native of Munhall, Pa., Langan, 32, joined the department in May 2001, serving as a special assistant to the under secretary of education. From 1997, until joining the department, he was the press secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Education during the Ridge administration. He served as the agency's chief deputy press secretary from 1995 to 1997.

A graduate of Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., Langan resides in Elkridge, Md.