Gary W. Noesner

During the 1993 standoff with the Branch Davidians led by cult leader David Koresh in Waco, Texas, the negotiation effort was coordinated by FBI Quantico SSAS Gary Noesner from February 28 to March 25. He was replaced by agent Clinton R. Van Zandt during the second half of the siege, from March 23 to April 20.

At Waco, there was a fundamental strategy disagreement on what was the best way to proceed. In Waco, the negotiation team wanted to have a lower-keyed approach and the tactical team's approach was more to apply pressure. ... I do not awake from nightmares or have trouble sleeping at night ... because everything that I predicted would happen, did happen. [on the fact that the U.S. Justice Dept. ignored his advice on how to handle the situation in Waco, Texas]