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Fran Townsend, Bush's Terrorist Advisor, Announces Her Departure

By Benjy, on Monday, 19 November 2007

President Bush announced that homeland security adviser Fran Townsend is stepping down from her post after 4 1/2 years of service.

The 45-year-old Townsend was responsible for advising the President and informing the public on the extent of terrorist threats to U.S. Security during her time in the White House. There was no immediate reason given for her departure, nor did the President Bush name a successor to replace her.

In a statement released Monday, President Bush praised Townsend for her leadership abilities in assessing specific terrorist threats facing the U.S.

"Fran always has provided wise counsel on how best to protect the American people from the threat of terrorism," Bush said. "She has been a steady leader in the effort to prevent and disrupt attacks and to better respond to natural disasters."

Townsend is the latest high-ranking Bush administration official to leave the White House during the President's second term in office. Bush's top adviser Karl Rove left earlier this year, along with press secretary Tony Snow and attorney general Alberto Gonzales, who was forced to resign over the politically-motivated firings of eight federal prosecutors, as well as his role in authorizing the administration's warrantless wiretap program.

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