By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON –– Mark F. Giuliano becomes the new assistant director for the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters, replacing James W. McJunkin who will take over as head of the bureau’s Washington Field Office.
“Mark’s experience and leadership have prepared him well to lead the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division during these important times,” Director Robert S. Mueller III said in a statement.
Giuliano, who is the deputy assistant director for Operations Branch II, Counterterrorism Division, at headquarters, oversaw all domestic terrorism operations in the U.S., as well as the National Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Lone Offender Task Force, the Yemen fusion cell, the Pakistan threat group, human intelligence and strategic terrorism operations, communications exploitation and terrorist financing for FBI counterterrorism operations worldwide, the FBI said.
Prior to that, he served as section chief of the Domestic Terrorism and Strategic Operation Section.
Before joining the Counterterrorism Division, he served as assistant special agent in charge of national security for the Atlanta Division.
He also served as the FBI’s on-scene commander in Afghanistan.
He started his career at the Washington Field Office’s Safe Streets and Gang Task Force.
