President George W. Bush has named prosecutor Ken Wainstein to be his new White House-based homeland-security advisor. “In his new role, Ken will coordinate our nation's homeland-security efforts to ensure that we continue to make progress on combating terrorism, securing our borders, and strengthening our emergency preparedness,” Bush said in a statement issued by the White House on Wednesday. Wainstein would replace Frances Fragos Townsend as Bush's homeland-security advisor. Wainstein currently heads the Justice Department's anti-terrorism efforts. He also has been the top federal prosecutor for the city of Washington and the top lawyer at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). While at the Justice Department, Wainstein “helped improve our ability to confront the threats of a new era,” Bush wrote. His experiences at the FBI “provided him with a clear understanding of the dangers we face and the importance of ensuring that we have the necessary tools to protect America,” he said.
