OKLAHOMA CITY , OKLAHOMA – Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, FBI, is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael B. Ward, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Oklahoma, to Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division.

Mr. Ward entered on duty as a Special Agent in July 1988 and served in the Dallas Division for approximately nine years, working primarily violent crime, interstate theft, and criminal enterprise investigations.

In July 1997, Mr. Ward was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in the Office of Professional Responsibility at FBI Headquarters.  He served in that capacity until May 1999, when he was named as an Assistant Inspector in the Inspection Division.

In September 2000, Mr. Ward was designated as the White Collar Crime Supervisor in the Tampa Division’s Orlando Resident Agency, with additional managerial responsibilities for the Lakeland Resident Agency. In the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks, Mr. Ward helped recruit, organize, and supervise resources on the Central Florida Annex of the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Two years later he was appointed as the Supervisory Senior Resident Agent in Orlando and assigned accompanying responsibility for the Brevard Resident Agency.

Mr. Ward was selected as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the Boston Division in April 2003, and served as Program Manager for all criminal investigative programs.

In March 2005, Mr. Ward was chosen as Section Chief of the Executive Development and Selection Program at FBI Headquarters, with oversight of the Senior Executive Service, Special Agent Mid-Level Management, Support Management Development, and Transfer Units.  In May 2005, he also assumed the duties of Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Operational Support Branch, Administrative Services Division.

In November 2006, Mr. Ward reported as the Special Agent in Charge for the Oklahoma City Division and has overseen all Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Criminal investigative operations in Oklahoma for the FBI since that time. He is expected to depart Oklahoma City in the middle of August.