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FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2002

Secretary of Interior Gale Norton on Thursday announced the appointment of a new member to her high-level Indian trust management team.

Dr. Abraham E. Haspel will serve as assistant deputy secretary. His focus will include trust reform, historical accounting issues and other projects overseen by Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles and Associate Deputy Secretary Jim Cason.

Haspel comes to the Interior from the Department of Energy, where he was a deputy assistant secretary who dealt with renewable energy and energy efficiency. He also served in the Interior during the Reagan administration, when he worked on budget and management issues.

Haspel's appointment was first announced by Indianz.Com on May 30. His position does not require Senate confirmation.

Relevant Documents:
Norton Announcement (6/13)

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Trust Reform, NCAI - http://130.94.214.68/main/pages/
issues/other_issues/trust_reform.asp

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