Frances Townsend
Frances Fragos Townsend (born 28 December 1961), known as Fran Townsend, was George W. Bush's Homeland Security Advisor from 2004 until 2007.
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Eduacation
- BA in Political Science, BS in Psychology, American University, 1982
- Juris Doctor in Law, San Diego University, 1984
- student, Institute on International & Comparative Law, London, 1986[1]
Career
- Chair, Homeland Security Council, 2004-2008
- Assistant to President for homeland security & counterterrorism, The White House, 2004-2008
- Deputy assistant to President, department national security and advisor for combating terrorism, The White House, 2003-2004
- Assistant Commandant for Intelligence, US Coast Guard, US Department of Homeland Security, 2001-2003
- Counsel Office of Intelligence Policy and Rev., US Department of Justice, 1998-2001
- Acting deputy assistant attorney general, US Dept. Justice, 1997-1998
- Director international affairs criminal division, US Department of Justice, 1995-1997
- Chief to staff to asstistant attorney general criminal division, US Department of Justice, 1993-1995
- attorney, US Attorney Office (Southern District of New York), US Department of Justice, 1988-1991
- Asstistant district attorney, Brooklyn, 1985-1988[2]
Affiliations
Townsend was close friends with John O'Neil the FBI counterterrorism expert who died on September 11th. She was supported in her career by Richard A. Clarke[3] (also friends with O'Neil), and John Gordon, who when he left his position as Homeland Security Advisor persuaded Rice to make Townsend his replacement.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Who's Who of American Women, 24th, 25th, 26th Editions; Who's Who in the East, 33rd, 34th, 35th Editions; Who's Who in America, 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 62nd Editions (accessed via Lexis Nexis)
- ↑ Who's Who of American Women, 24th, 25th, 26th Editions; Who's Who in the East, 33rd, 34th, 35th Editions; Who's Who in America, 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 62nd Editions (accessed via Lexis Nexis)
- ↑ Susan B. Glasser and Peter Baker, 'An Outsider's Quick Rise To Bush Terror Adviser', Washington Post, 27 August 2005
- ↑ Douglas Waller, 'The Terror Consigliere', TIME Magazine, 3 September 2006
