OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2000

Joan Moody (O) 202/208-6416

MARY DOYLE NAMED ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR WATER & SCIENCE

Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt today announced that President Clinton has appointed Mary Doyle as Acting Assistant Secretary of Interior for Water & Science. Ms. Doyle, who had been Counselor to the Secretary since August 1999, previously served as Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida. She brings to the position several decades of experience in the legal, political and scientific aspects of environmental policy, including her recognized national expertise in the restoration of the Florida Everglades and other prominent departmental issues.

"Mary Doyle is extremely qualified for this position not only by her high legal stature but also by her high level of commitment to the Department of the Interior and to protection of the environment," Secretary Babbitt said today. The Assistant Secretary for Water & Science oversees the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey. "Mary Doyle has a proven track record in water policy, science, law, conservation and other areas critical to this position," Secretary Babbitt emphasized. "We are fortunate she has agreed to take this position."

During her tenure at the University of Miami Law School, Doyle was also Dean-in-Residence at the Association of American Law Schools in Washington, DC. During the 1980's, Doyle served as a Professor of Law at the University of Arizona College of Law, specializing in water, land use, local government and property law and subsequently served as both a Professor of Law and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

From 1979 until 1981, Doyle served as an attorney at the Department of Energy, then as Associate General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Doyle is a graduate of Radcliffe College and received her law degree from Columbia Law School.

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