15 March 1999
TEXT: CLINTON NAMES SHERIDAN TO DOD SPECIAL OPERATIONS MARCH 15
(To be in charge of low-intensity conflict at the Pentagon) (380) Washington -- President Clinton March 15 announced his intent to nominate Brian E. Sheridan to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict at the Department of Defense. The White House announcement said that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict is the principal staff assistant and civilian advisor to the Secretary on all Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict matters. Sheridan, of Schenectady has been Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict since the summer of 1996. He came to the Department of Defense as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support in May 1993. Following is the White House text: (begin text) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 15, 1999 PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES BRIAN E. SHERIDAN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE The President today announced his intent to nominate Brian E. Sheridan to serve as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict at the Department of Defense. Mr. Sheridan, of Schenectady, New York, has been Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict since the summer of 1996. He came to the Department of Defense as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support in May 1993. Prior to coming to the Defense Department, Mr. Sheridan was a consultant with Frank Lynn and Associates, an international marketing consulting firm, from 1991-1992. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Sheridan served with the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Sheridan received his B.A. from Boston College in 1982, an M.S. in Foreign Service from the Graduate School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1985, and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1991. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict is the principal staff assistant and civilian advisor to the Secretary on all Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict matters. (end text)