For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 29, 2003
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to appoint one
individual to serve in his administration:
The President intends to appoint General John A. Gordon to be
Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor. General
Gordon is currently Deputy Assistant to the President, National
Director and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism.
Previously, he served as Administrator of the National Nuclear Security
Administration and Under Secretary for Nuclear Security at the
Department of Energy. Prior to this, General Gordon served as Deputy
Director of Central Intelligence.
A retired four star general, General Gordon previously served as
Special Assistant to the Air Force Chief of Staff for strategic
planning. During the George H. W. Bush administration, he was Senior
Director for Defense Policy on the National Security Council, and has
served as Director of Operations at Air Force Space Command. General
Gordon also worked as a long-range planner at Strategic Air Command and
served with the U.S. State Department. He is a graduate of the
University of Missouri at Columbia and earned a first master's degree
from the Naval Postgraduate School and a second master's degree from
New Mexico Highlands University.
"General Gordon has spent his entire career in dedicated service to
his country. He is a proven leader of the highest caliber, and I am
honored to have him serve as my Homeland Security Advisor." -
President George W. Bush
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