Critical Perspective on Global Peace Operations and U.S. Homeland Security
Join us for an exciting conversation on Thursday, September 30 from 5 – 6 PM ET featuring:
- Jane Lute, Former Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support and Former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
- Jamil N. Jaffer, NSI Founder and Executive Director
Secretary Lute will talk about how the U.S. can safeguard its national security and critical cyber infrastructure, strengthen its relationships with allies, and relearn global leadership.
NSI experts are encouraged to submit questions ahead of time by sending us an email. Experts can also ask questions during the event throughout the conversation.
About Jane Lute:
Ms. Jane Holl Lute is the Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse. Ms. Lute serves concurrently as the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the relocation of Camp Hurriya residents outside of Iraq. She also serves as the President and CEO of SICPA North America. Prior to re-joining the UN, Ms. Lute served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Internet Security (CIS). From 2009 – 2013, Ms. Lute served as Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security. From 2003-2007, she served as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping and from 2007-2008 she established and led the Department of Field Support as acting Under Secretary-General. Ms. Lute also served as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding. Previously, Ms. Lute was executive vice-president and chief operating officer of the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund and as executive director of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Ms. Lute served on the National Security Council staff under both President George H.W. Bush and President William Jefferson Clinton and had a distinguished career in the United States Army, including service in the Gulf during Operation Desert Storm.
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