EX-DEA OFFICIAL GETS POLICE REFORM JOB

Britain appointed a former U.S. law enforcement official to oversee
reform of the Northern Ireland police force, one of the most divisive
goals of the province's peace accord.

Roman Catholics are demanding drastic changes in the Royal Ulster
Constabulary, a predominantly Protestant force.

As the independent police oversight commissioner, Thomas A.
Constantine--who retired last year as director of the Drug Enforcement
Administration and previously headed the New York State Police--must
assess whether change is happening in the right way and at the right
pace. Constantine is expected to discuss the pace of police reform
three times a year with officials in Belfast, the provincial capital,
and issue public reports, starting in October.