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Thomas H. Kean CHAIR

Lee H. Hamilton

DHS INTERVIEW REQUEST NO. [ ]

VICE CHAIR

Richard Ben-Veniste Fred F. Fielding Jamie S. Gorelick

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the "Commission") requests interviews with the following DHS personnel during the weeks of March 1 and March 8, 2004. Please provide a proposed date, time and location for the interviews no later than February 20, 2004. The anticipated length of the interview is 3 hours.

Slade Gorton Bob Kerrey John Lehman Timothy J. Roemer James R. Thompson Philip D. Zelikow EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

1. Mike Garcia, Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement 2. Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services These interviews may involve the discussion of classified information. The Commission reserves the right to re-interview these individuals based on the results of the requested interview and the needs of the Commission. February 10, 2004

Daniel Marcus General Counsel

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Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: Eduardo Ac Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), a key leadership position in the Department of Homeland Security, in February 2003. The U.S. Senate, recognizing that his sound managerial and business skills, international perspective and commitment to service would be valuable assets for CIS, Homeland Security and the Nation, confirmed the nomination on June 19, 2003. Eduardo Aguirre was sworn-in as the first CIS Director by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in the historic Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on August 15, 2003. Named "one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the nation" by Hispanic Business Magazine, Mr. Aguirre has traveled extensively in Latin America, Europe and Asia promoting economic grow international trade and business opportunities as a banker, honorary professor an representative of the United States government. He joined the Department of Homeland Security from the Export-Import Bank of tl States (Ex-lm Bank), where he was Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. F December 2001 to December 2002, he served as acting Chairman of the Bank ar credited with guiding the Bank through its Congressional reauthorization. Prior to joining the Ex-lm Bank, Mr. Aguirre served as President of International P Banking for Bank of America. In this capacity, he ran a highly profitable unit of thi employee industry leader. Over the course of his 24-year career with Bank of Ami team was consistently acknowledged for excellence in customer service and emp satisfaction. Mr. Aguirre was appointed by then- Governor Bush to the Board of Regents of tht University of Houston System for a six-year term, serving from 1996-1998 as chai President George H. W. Bush appointed him to the National Commission for Em; Policy; and the Supreme Court of Texas appointed him to the State Bar as a nonDirector. His deep commitment to community service is also reflected by his involvement ir numerous professional and civic boards, including the Houston Livestock Show a Rodeo, Texas Children's Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, Bankers Association for

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