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ing to close the bureau chapter and move on," Oswald said. "I don't know how it will unfold."
• Oswald, 53, joined the bureau in 1992. He's been overseeing the FBI's operations in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota since last May -- an appointment he called the "pinnacle of an agent's career" at the time.
• He took over while the Minnesota office was in the middle of an investigation into the recruitment and travels of young Somali men who left the state to possibly fight with a terrorist group in their homeland. In recent years, authorities said, more than 20 young Somali men left Minnesota to support al-Shabab in Somalia. Oswald said working with the Somali community remains a priority.
• "We continue to focus on our liaison with the Somali community, because of the importance of that community and the potential connection to al-Shabab in their

homeland, which is still a concern to the FBI," he said.
• During his tenure, agents also focused on combating economic espionage in the private sector. He said his staff put a lot of effort into working with companies so they could protect themselves against potential threats.
• Oswald said he enjoyed his time in Minnesota and appreciated the cooperative attitude between federal, local and state agencies.
• He said if he saw things that needed to be changed, he

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