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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: 
 April  29,  2005  Barry  Ohlson:  (202)  418-  2300  e-  mail:  barry.  ohlson@  fcc.  gov 
 COMMISSIONER  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN  ANNOUNCES  APPOINTMENT  OF  LEGAL  ADVISOR  RUDY  BRIOCHÉ 
 AND  CONFIDENTIAL  ASSISTANT  AMBER  DANTER 
 Washington,  DC  –  FCC  Commissioner  Jonathan  S.  Adelstein  announced  today  that  Rudy  Brioché  and  Amber  Danter  have  been  appointed  to  his  staff. 


 Brioché  will  join  the  office  as  the  Commissioner’s  Legal  Advisor  on  media  issues.  He  most  recently  served  as  Legislative  Counsel  to  U.  S.  Senator  Frank  Lautenberg  (D-  NJ).  “I  am  very 
 pleased  to  have  Rudy  join  us.  He  is  renowned  for  his  solid  judgment  and  commitment  to  promoting  good  policy  in  the  media  field.  I  am  grateful  to  Senator  Lautenberg,  and  look  forward 
 to  having  Rudy  work  with  me  at  the  FCC  during  this  critical  time  in  the  history  of  media  policy.” 
 Brioché  previously  worked  as  Washington  Bureau  Counsel  for  the  National  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Colored  People  (NAACP).  He  also  clerked  with  Chief  Judge  Robert  M.  Bell  of 
 the  Court  of  Appeals  of  Maryland  and  with  Judge  Andre  M.  Davis  of  the  United  States  District  Court  in  Baltimore,  Maryland.  He  holds  a  BA  from  Rutgers  University,  a  JD  from  the 
 University  of  Maryland  School  of  Law,  and  a  Masters  in  Public  Policy  from  Harvard  University’s  John  F.  Kennedy  School  of  Government. 


 Commissioner  Adelstein  also  expressed  his  deep  appreciation  to  Eric  Bash,  who  was  detailed  to  the  Commissioner’s  office  to  assist  on  media  issues.  Adelstein  said  “Eric  truly  has  done  an 
 amazing  job  for  me.  He  skillfully  tackled  a  number  of  challenging  issues  during  the  past  three  months,  and  I  wish  him  the  best  of  luck  as  he  returns  to  the  Enforcement  Bureau.  Eric  is  a  nine-year 
 veteran  of  the  FCC,  and  he  exemplifies  the  professionalism  and  dedication  that  is  so  valued  throughout  the  agency.” 


 Commissioner  Adelstein  also  announced  that  Amber  Danter  has  joined  his  office  as  his  Confidential  Assistant.  Danter  most  recently  spent  seven  years  serving  as  scheduler  and  special 
 assistant  to  former  Senate  Majority  Leader  Tom  Daschle.  “I  am  thrilled  to  have  the  opportunity  to  work  with  Amber  again  after  working  together  for  five  years  in  the  Daschle  office.  Her  deep 
 experience  in  helping  to  schedule  and  administer  that  extremely  busy  office  should  prove  incredibly  valuable.  On  top  of  her  intelligence  and  professionalism,  she  is  simply  a  wonderful 
 person.”  She  is  a  graduate  of  Northern  State  University  in  Aberdeen,  South  Dakota. 
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 Adelstein  also  announced  that  Geraldine  Taylor,  his  former  Confidential  Assistant,  has  taken  a  position  in  the  Office  of  the  Secretary.  “Geraldine  was  a  key  member  of  our  team  during  the 
 past  12  months.  I  appreciate  her  hard  work  and  dedication,  and  am  very  pleased  that  she  is  continuing  her  public  service  by  staying  at  the  FCC.” 


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