Yale President Richard C. Levin has been appointed by U.S. President George W. Bush to the independent commission charged with conducting a wide-ranging review of U.S. intelligence operations.

Levin, who earned both master's and doctoral degrees from Yale (1972 and 1974, respectively), is one of three Yale alumni who have been appointed to the panel, which will be jointly led by former U.S. Senator Charles Robb (D-Virginia) and Laurence Silberman, a retired member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

The other members include Senator John McCain (R-Arizona); Lloyd Cutler '36 B.A., '39 J.D., White House counsel under Democratic Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton; Navy Admiral William Studeman, former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and Judge Patricia Wald '51 J.D., another retired member of the D.C. appeals court.

At press time, two other members of the nine-member committee had yet to be named.

The commission will, in Bush's words, "look at American intelligence capabilities, especially our intelligence about weapons of mass destruction."

Of being chosen as a committee member, Levin said: "I am honored that the President has asked me to serve our nation, and I look forward to working with such a distinguished group of citizens in the year ahead. The work of this independent commission is of the utmost importance. We need to be sure that our intelligence gathering operations serve the nation most effectively.

"I will make every effort to contribute independently and open-mindedly to this important task."

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