FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Director James McJunkin (R) and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil MacBride approach the microphones before a news conference outside the Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington Field Office June 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the FBI's Washington field office is retiring after two years in that job and 25 years with the bureau.
James McJunkin told colleagues about his decision in an email Thursday.
A former Pennsylvania state trooper, McJunkin rose through the ranks of the FBI while developing an expertise in counterterrorism investigations. As assistant director of the counterterrorism division, McJunkin oversaw investigations into terrorism cases, violent crime and government corruption.
McJunkin joined the FBI as a special agent in 1987 and served in the San Antonio, Atlanta and Washington offices.
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