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For Immediate Release
April 5, 2007
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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FBI Congressional Affairs Director Accepts Position in Private Sector
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, today announced that
Eleni Pryles Kalisch, Assistant Director of Congressional
Affairs, will be leaving the FBI for a position in the
private sector.
Ms. Kalisch began her FBI career in 1995 as Assistant
General Counsel at FBI Headquarters. She joined the FBI's
Office of Public and Congressional Affairs in 1998 as Special
Counsel, then in 2000 became the first Section Chief of
the Government Relations Section. In August 2003, she was
appointed Assistant Director of the FBI's newly defined
Office of Congressional Affairs.
“Eleni Kalisch has led the FBI Office of Congressional
Affairs during one of the most important periods in FBI
history,” said Director Mueller. “She has been
directly involved in every major issue facing the FBI over
the past five years, and I have greatly relied on her skill
and counsel. As an advocate for the FBI and its mission,
her abilities and professionalism have earned her the respect
of both lawmakers and her colleagues here. She will be
sorely missed,” Mueller said.
As Assistant Director, Ms. Kalisch has been a leader of
change, as the FBI itself has undergone dramatic changes
in its approach to evolving investigative and intelligence
challenges. She strengthened the Office of Congressional
Affairs and pushed for career development opportunities
for personnel assigned to it. Her results-driven approach,
including the detailing of FBI Special Agents to Congressional
Committees, has strengthened liaison with key entities
with direct oversight of the FBI whose understanding and
support is crucial to continued FBI transformation.
Prior to joining the FBI, Ms. Kalisch served as Counsel to
the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Prior to
moving to the Washington, D.C. area, Ms. Kalisch served as
an Assistant District Attorney in DeKalb County, Georgia.
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