Patel Nominated to Head NTIA

PATEL NOMINATED TO HEAD NTIA
[SOURCE: The White House]
President George W. Bush today announced his nomination of Neil Suryakant Patel, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications Information at the Department of Commerce. Mr. Patel currently serves as Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic and Economic Policy. Prior to this, he served as Staff Secretary to the Vice President. Earlier in his career, he served as Assistant General Counsel at UUNET Technologies, Inc. Mr. Patel received his bachelor's degree from Trinity College and his JD from Georgetown University. In response, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin martin said, "“Neil Patel has been a dedicated public servant whom I have known for the past seven years. I am pleased someone of Neil’s caliber is filling this position at NTIA at such a crucial time. Neil’s extensive experience with technology and telecommunications issues will immediately help advance NTIA’s goals and ultimately benefit consumers across multimedia platforms. I look forward to working with Neil on a broad range of issues, and especially as we prepare the country for the transition to digital."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/03/20080305-7.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/03/20080305-8.html

* Neil
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6538741.html?rssid=193

* FCC Chairman Martin
http://www.fcc.gov/030508Patel.pdf

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