08 October 1998
(Will present conclusions, recommendations to SecState) (420) Washington -- The State Department has announced that former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former US Ambassador to Great Britain William J. Crowe, Jr. will chair both of the separate Department Accountability Review Boards that will study the August bombings of the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Secretary of State Albright has asked the boards, which were activated October 5, to present their conclusions and recommendations to her within 60 days. She will have 90 days after she receives them to report to Congress on the findings. Following is the State Department text: (begin text) US DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman October 8, 1998 STATEMENT BY JAMES 8, FOLEY, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS MEMBERS The State Department Accountability Review Boards for the August bombings of the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, were activated on October 5. The Secretary of State has asked that the conclusions and recommendations of the Boards be submitted within 60 days. The Secretary of State then has 90 days after receipt of the Board's recommendations to report on them to the Congress. Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, chairs both Boards. Members of the Nairobi Board include Michael Armacost, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Ambassador to Japan; Ambassador Philip C. Wilcox, former Ambassador-at-Large for Counter Terrorism; Arthur (Mick) Donahue, former Foreign Service Officer; and Dr. Janne E. Nolan, Professor of National Security Affairs at Georgetown University and former Arms Control and Disarmament Agency official. Ambassador Richard E. Brown will serve as Executive Director of the Nairobi Board. Members of the Dar es Salaam Board are Dr. Lynn Davis, former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs; Ambassador Terence A. Todman, former Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and Ambassador to Argentina, Spain, Chad, Costa Rica, Guinea and Denmark; David Busby, a Washington attorney and former Counsel of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee; and Montgomery Rogers, former Foreign Service Officer. Kenneth McKune, former Associate Coordinator for Counter Terrorism, will serve as Executive Director of the Dar es Salaam Board. Retired Navy Captain Jay Coupe will serve as Executive Assistant to Admiral Crowe. (end text)