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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  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). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  News  Media  Contact:  February  12,  2003  David  Fiske  (202)  418-  0513 
 Richard  Diamond  (202)  418-  0506 


 RICHARD  DIAMOND  NAMED  DEPUTY  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  MEDIA  RELATIONS 
 Richard  Diamond  has  joined  the  FCC  as  Deputy  Director  of  Media  Relations. 
 Previously,  Diamond  served  as  House  Majority  Leader  Dick  Armey’s  spokesman  on  technology  and  privacy  issues.  He  also  served  as  Press  Secretary  for  the  House  Select  Committee 
 on  Homeland  Security. 
 Diamond  began  his  congressional  career  in  Rep.  Armey’s  Texas  office  in  1994.  He  then  moved  to  Washington  in  1996  to  become  Press  Secretary  for  Rep.  Robert  K.  Dornan  of 
 California  and  returned  to  Rep.  Armey’s  office  as  Press  Secretary  in  1997. 
 FCC  Chairman  Michael  Powell  said,  “We  are  very  pleased  that  Richard  has  joined  our  office  of  Media  Relations.  He  brings  a  wealth  of  knowledge  and  expertise  to  the  agency  and  we 
 are  fortunate  to  have  him  here." 
 Diamond  holds  a  B.  A.  in  liberal  arts  from  Thomas  Aquinas  College  in  Santa  Paula,  California  and  a  M.  A.  in  politics  from  the  University  of  Dallas. 


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