HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — A new list of appointees were announced Tuesday to serve on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, which includes politicians, law enforcement, media and CEOs.
President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have appointed the following to be on the council, which help to advise the secretary on homeland security operations:
- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, chairman
- Florida state Sen. Joseph Gruters, vice chairman.
- Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner, Andreessen Horowitz
- David Chesnoff, attorney, Chesnoff and Schonfeld.
- Christopher “Chris” Cox, founder, Bikers for Trump
- Mark Dannels, Cochise County Sheriff, Arizona
- Richard “Bo” Dietl, CEO and founder, Beau Dietl & Associates
- Matthew Flynn, attorney, Steptoe., former deputy assistant to President Trump and former deputy assistant Secretary of Defense.
- Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City
- Harvey C. Jewett IV, retired president of Super 8 Motels Inc., Retired President and COO of Rivett Group LLC., and president Great Plains Education Foundation, Inc.
- Steve Kirby, founding partner, Bluestem Capital Company
- Mark Levin, broadcast news analyst, The Mark Levin Show
- Corey Lewandowski, chief advisor to the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
- Nicholas Luna, assistant to the President and deputy chief of staff for Strategic Implementation, The White House
- George Lund, CEO and chairman, Torch Hill Investment Partners
- Edward McMullen Jr., senior policy advisor, Adams and Reese LLP. Former ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein,
- Georgette Mosbacher, co-chair, Three Seas Programming, Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, former ambassador to Poland
- James “Jim” Pallotta, managing partner and founder, The Raptor Group.
- Omar Qudrat, CEO, Maden, founder, Muslim Coalition for America, Major, U.S. Army Reserve
- Stephen Sloan, global head of Private Market Secondaries, Portfolio Advisors and co-founder, Cogent Partners
- Former Republican U.S. Sen. Robert “Bob” Smith, of New Hampshire
- Alexei Woltornist, co-founder and president, ATHOS. Former assistant secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security
The committee was formed in 2002 and has made recommendations on AI, cybersecurity, and technology, as well as how to end online child exploitation, and violence against faith-based communities and taking biometrics in the field.
The Homeland Security Advisory Council will hold its first meeting on July 2 at DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Sandra Sanchez can be reached at SSanchez@BorderReport.com.
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