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 May  23,  2001  Michelle  Russo  (202)  418-  2358 


 FCC  CABLE  CHIEF  FERREE  NAMES  SARAH  WHITESELL 
 AS  NEW  ASSOCIATE  BUREAU  CHIEF 


 Washington,  DC—  W.  Kenneth  Ferree,  chief  of  the  Cable  Services  Bureau  at  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  announced  today  that  Sarah  Whitesell,  a  legal  advisor  to  FCC 
 Commissioner  Gloria  Tristani,  will  become  the  new  Associate  Chief  of  the  Cable  Services 
 Bureau,  effective  June  21,  2001. 


 Whitesell  brings  a  broad  range  of  telecommunications  experience  to  the  Cable  Services 
 Bureau.  For  the  past  two  years,  she  has  been  the  legal  advisor  on  common  carrier  issues  for 
 Commissioner  Tristani.  Whitesell  also  served  as  an  advisor  in  the  Telecommunications  Division 
 of  the  International  Bureau  and  in  the  Policy  Division  of  the  Common  Carrier  Bureau.  Other 
 government  work  includes  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Justice,  where  Whitesell  was  an  attorney  on 
 the  Telecommunications  Task  Force  of  the  Antitrust  Division. 


 CSB  Chief  Ferree  said,  “Sarah  has  gained  a  reputation  within  the  FCC  as  a 
 knowledgeable  attorney  and  trusted  advisor.  Her  telecommunications  expertise  will  be 
 invaluable  as  we  confront  complex  convergence  issues  and  I  look  forward  to  working  with  her.” 


 Prior  to  joining  the  FCC,  Whitesell  was  an  associate  at  Wilmer,  Cutler  &  Pickering.  She 
 has  taught  telecommunications  law  as  an  adjunct  professor  at  Georgetown  University  Law 
 Center  and  legal  writing  as  an  adjunct  professor  at  George  Washington  University  Law  School. 
 Whitesell  was  a  law  clerk  to  the  Honorable  Jane  R.  Roth,  U.  S.  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  Third 
 Circuit.  She  received  her  law  degree  from  the  Yale  Law  School  and  her  undergraduate  degree 
 from  Davidson  College. 


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