FBI Director Christopher Wray announced the appointment of Timothy Slater as the special agent in charge of the Detroit Division. Mr. Slater most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Criminal/Cyber Division at the Washington Field Office.

Mr. Slater entered on duty with the FBI in 1999, and began his career in the Detroit and Miami Divisions.

Mr. Slater was the former deputy assistant director of the Critical Incident Response Group, the Quantico, Virginia-based division that provides expertise in crisis management, negotiations, behavioral analysis, countering explosives, aviation, and tactical operations. Mr. Slater also has held leadership positions in the Criminal Investigative Division, as the senior supervisory resident agent in the Oklahoma City Division, in the Critical Incident Response Group, and in the Knoxville Division.

Mr. Slater will report to the Detroit Division in March.