Statement by the Press Secretary: Appointment of Charles L. Pritchard as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council (10/13/00)
                              THE WHITE HOUSE

                       Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release                                          October 13,
2000


                     STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

     National Security Advisor Samuel R. Berger announced today the
appointment of Charles L. (Jack) Pritchard as Special Assistant to the
President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security
Council, effective October 17, 2000.

     Mr. Pritchard has served as a Director of Asian Affairs at the
National Security Council since June 1996.  In that capacity he was
responsible for Japanese and Korean Peninsula issues.  He also served as
deputy to the President?s Special Envoy for Peace Talks with North Korea.
In July, Mr. Pritchard retired from the U.S. Army after 28 years of
service.  During his Army career, Mr. Pritchard served in various
Asia-related assignments in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, and at the Pacific Command.  He was
stationed in Japan for 9 years.

     He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University in
Political Science, and his master?s degree in International Studies from
the University of Hawaii.  He and his wife Jean live in Alexandria,
Virginia.  They have two grown sons and two grandchildren.

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