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DSCA Deputy
Named to State Department Post
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2010 -- The Defense Security Cooperation
Agency's Deputy Director will soon be leaving for an assignment
as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Trade and Regional
Security at the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs (PM).
Beth M. McCormick has been DSCA's Deputy Director since
October 2008 and will begin her new position in February when
she will assume oversight of defense trade licensing and
compliance activities, and arms transfers under the Foreign
Military Sales program.
DSCA's Director, Vice Admiral Jeffrey Wieringa said of his
Deputy Director, "Beth's transition to the State Department is
both strategic and brilliant.
It exemplifies the importance of the synergy between the
State Department and the Defense Department."
Currently, she is the Director's principal assistant in
managing a professional security cooperation work force of
military and civilian personnel located around the world.
She provides leadership, management, and oversight for
the implementation of a diverse portfolio of security
cooperation and partner capacity building programs including:
Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Foreign Military Financing (FMF),
International Military Education and Training (IMET), End Use
Monitoring (EUM) and Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief,
and Mine Action.
A replacement for McCormick has not been named.
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