For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 27, 2001
President Bush to Nominate James W. Ziglar to be Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
James W. Ziglar to be Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization.
"Jim Ziglar is an experienced manager who will work diligently to
reform the INS. He has strong relationships with Republicans
and Democrats in the Congress and has worked in both the public and
private sectors. His history of overseeing large
organizations and tackling management challenges makes Jim an excellent
choice as Commissioner of the INS," said the President.
Ziglar was elected as the 35th Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate in October 1998. Prior to his election, he served as
Managing Director of Paine Webber Incorporated in the firm's Municipal
Securities Group. He was a member of the Paine Webber
Operating Committee, the Municipal Securities Group Executive Committee
and served as the Chairman of the Municipal Securities Group Operating
Committee. During that time, Mr. Ziglar had responsibility
for the National Infrastructure Finance Group and the West Coast
General Markets Group.
In addition to his 23 years in the public sector finance industry, he
has worked in various capacities of the federal
government. He served as Assistant Secretary of Interior for
Water and Science from 1987 to 1988, where he directed the operations
of the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Geological Survey and the
Bureau of Mines. He served a member of the Senior Advisory
Group on Water Governance of the Advisory Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations and was the joint recipient of the Water
Statesman of the Year Award from the National Water Resources
Association in 1988.
Mr. Ziglar is a Mississippi native and received both his undergraduate
and J.D. from George Washington University.
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