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HIGHLIGHTS FROM RECENT COUNCIL EVENTS |
HSDBC HONORS U.S. SENATOR LIEBERMAN AT 2011 ANNUAL DINNER
Council members and guests from the public and private sectors attended the Council's Annual Dinner on December 15, 2011. The Council presented its 2011 Lifetime Distinguished Service Award to U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs. Read the press release. Read Senator Lieberman's speech .
Read HSDBC Board of Directors Chairman Jack Mayer's speech here.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND SOUTHWEST BORDER TOUR
During the week of December 5th, 28 Council members participated in a Southwest Border Executive Tour to Arizona and California. The purpose of the tour was for industry executives to gain a better understanding of the dynamics, communication, coordination and strategic approach to the manpower, technology, and infrastructure needed to secure the Southwest Border of the United States. Over the course of four days, Council members visited the Joint Field Command and Joint Intelligence Operations Center in Tucson, Arizona; the Ports of Entry in Nogales, Arizona and San Diego, California; the San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center; the San Diego Border Patrol Headquarters; and the Air and Marine Operations Center in Riverside, California.
In addition to these tours, members also participated in a number of roundtable discussions on the challenges that local, state, and federal officials face in securing the border and facilitating lawful travel and trade. Members met with officials from the Department of Defense's Joint Task Force North, the Arizona Governor's Office, the Arizona - Mexico Commission, Senator McCain's Tucson Office, local and state law enforcement officials, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Coast Guard, FBI, and Customs and Border Protection, specifically representatives from the Office of Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations, and Office of Air and Marine.
EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE WITH DOE ASSISTANT SECRETARY HOFFMAN
Patrica Hoffman, Department of Energy's Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, spoke to members at our December Executive Roundtable. Assistant Secretary Hoffman discussed her work upgrading the nation's electric grid and working with private industry to ensure the highest level of protection possible.
EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE WITH USCIS DIRECTOR MAYORKAS
 Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke with members of the Council at our November Executive Roundtable. Director Mayorkas discussed USCIS modernization efforts and the Entrepreneurs in Residence Program. The Director also engaged with members on how the private sector could advise and offer best practices solutions to USCIS.
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