PRESS RELEASE

Former San Jose (California) Police Chief to Head Police Training in Iraq

Irving, TX — November 22, 2005 — Louis Cobarruviaz, former chief of police in San Jose, California from 1991 to 1998, has been appointed commander of the U.S. contingent of police advisors assigned to the Civilian Police Advisory Training Team (CPATT), the component of the U.S. military Multinational Security Transition Command – Iraq (MNSTC-I) responsible for the U.S.-led effort to train and equip the 135,000-member Iraqi police service.

Mr. Cobaruvviaz will work for DynCorp International, which recruits, trains, equips and supports the 500-member U.S. contingent through a contract with the U.S. Department of State. As contingent commander, Cobarruviaz will be the senior member of the U.S. contingent in Iraq.

Mr. Cobarruviaz’s career in law enforcement spans 33 years and includes extensive experience developing modern police institutions in emerging democracies. He led the U.S. Department of Justice program to train and equip El Salvador’s 18,000-member National Police of 1998-2004. During his tenure, serious crime in the country decreased by 40 percent, and the government of El Salvador awarded him the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Order of José Matías Delgado.

Mr. Cobarruviaz is a native of Fremont, California, and served in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne battalion. He holds a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University and is completing his master’s degree in criminal justice from Boston University. He also attended the University of California, Berkeley.