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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 For  Immediate  Release:  News  Media  contact:  January  21,  2003  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511 
 e-  mail:  rkimball@  fcc.  gov 
 KRIS  ANNE  MONTEITH  NAMED  DEPUTY  CHIEF,  CONSUMER  &  GOVERNMENTAL  AFFAIRS  BUREAU 


 Washington,  DC  –  Kris  Anne  Monteith  has  been  named  Deputy  Bureau  Chief  for  Outreach  and  Intergovernmental  Affairs  in  the  FCC’s  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs 
 Bureau  (CGB).  Since  May  2002,  she  has  been  the  bureau’s  Associate  Chief  for  Intergovernmental  Affairs. 


 In  her  new  capacity  she  will  be  responsible  for  all  the  consumer  outreach  functions  of  the  bureau.  She  will  continue  to  oversee  the  Commission's  interaction  with  other  federal 
 agencies,  and  tribal,  state  and  local  governments. 
 K.  Dane  Snowden,  Chief  of  CGB,  said,  "I  am  delighted  that  Kris  will  be  the  taking  on  this  expanded  role.  She  has  done  an  excellent  job  as  Associate  Chief  for  Intergovernmental 
 Affairs  and  her  extensive  background  in  FCC  policy  and  intergovernmental  issues  will  be  a  tremendous  asset  in  her  new  position.” 


 Monteith  has  been  at  the  FCC  since  1997.  Before  coming  to  CGB,  she  had  been  Chief  of  the  Policy  Division  of  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  and  Deputy  Chief  of 
 the  former  Common  Carrier  Bureau’s  Competitive  Pricing  Division. 
 Before  coming  to  the  FCC  she  worked  at  the  law  firms  of  McDermott,  Will  &  Emery  and  Keller  and  Heckman.  Her  private  practice  experience  focused  on 
 telecommunications  and  general  litigation. 
 She  received  her  J.  D.  from  George  Washington  University  and  her  B.  A.  in  international  relations  from  the  University  of  Colorado. 


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