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ADVISORY: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on DHS Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
Press Advisory

ADVISORY: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on DHS Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking

Washington, D.C. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will participate in a special conversation at the Center for American Progress with CAP President Neera Tanden as part of our Women’s Leadership Series on Wednesday, May 9. She will reflect on her career in law enforcement and public service, and what she sees as the challenges and opportunities facing our next generation of leadership in homeland security.

Her long career in law enforcement—as a U.S. attorney, state attorney general, governor, and now as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security—is reflected in the department’s wide-ranging responsibilities. Importantly, it is mirrored in current efforts to combat human trafficking. Every year men, women, and children are exploited in our country for commercial sex or forced labor. Homeland Security works with other federal agencies and law enforcement partners across the country and around the world to combat this crime and bring traffickers to justice.

WHO:

Introductory remarks:

Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress; Counselor, Center for American Progress Action Fund

Distinguished speaker:

Secretary Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

WHEN:

May 9, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

RSVP

RSVP for this event
For more information, call 202-682-1611

Location

Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Map & Directions
Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center

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