New INS Commissioner Nominated
April 27, 2001
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE AG ATTORNEY
GENERAL ASHCROFT WELCOMES WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON,
D.C. - Attorney General John Ashcroft today welcomed President George
W. Bush's announcement of his intention to nominate James Ziglar to be
Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. "Jim
Ziglar has my full confidence," Ashcroft said.
"His post is a crucial one, because while we must guard
our nation's borders with vigilance, we must also remember that the
greatness of our nation comes from generations of immigrants.
Legal immigrants should be greeted with open arms, not endless
lines. I look forward to
working with Jim to implement such ideals, and I know he will lead the
INS with honor." Ziglar
was elected to serve as Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
beginning in 1998. In
that capacity, he serves as chief protocol and law enforcement officer
of the Senate, as well as the principal administrative officer for the
support services provided to Senators and their staffs. Previously,
Ziglar was a Managing Director of PaineWebber Incorporated, where he
held senior management
positions. From 1987-1988
he served as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and
Science, directing the operations of the Bureau of Reclamation, the
U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines.
Prior to that, he worked as an aide to former U.S. Senator
James Eastland and served as a public affairs officer at the
Department of Justice. He
also clerked for former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun. Ziglar
also has extensive legal experience, working as an associate at the
New York law firm of Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon and
partner at the Phoenix law firm of O'Connor, Cavanaugh, Anderson,
Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears. Ziglar
received both his undergraduate degree and his law degree from George
Washington University and is a member of the New York, Washington DC,
Virginia and Arizona bars. He
is a native of Pascagoula, Mississippi. 01-192 |
