Presented as part of the McCloskey Speaker Series.
Featuring Jeh Johnson, former US Secretary of Homeland Security and general counsel of the Department of Defense, in conversation with Peter Baker, chief white house correspondent for The New York Times and political analyst for MSNBC. Drawing on his tenure leading the Department of Homeland Security and at the Department of Defense under President Obama, Secretary Johnson will examine the intersection of immigration and national security, the challenges of border enforcement, the humanitarian aspects of migration, and broader threats facing the US, including cyberattacks and domestic extremism.
Greenwald Pavilion, doors at 3:30 pm

While attendance at the event is free and open to everyone, registration is required, and capacity is established on a first-come, first-served basis. Register here.

Parking
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Jeh Johnson is the former Secretary of Homeland Security. Prior to that he was General Counsel of the Department of Defense, General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, and an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. Secretary Johnson is now co-chair of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University, and on the board of directors of MetLife and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. For much of his career, Johnson was a trial attorney in private practice and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Johnson is a regular commentator on NBC’s Meet The Press, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, FOX’s Fox & Friends, CNN and other news networks. Johnson is a graduate of Morehouse College and Columbia Law School and the recipient of 13 honorary degrees. Johnson has debated numerous times at the Oxford and Cambridge Unions in England, and an honorary life member of the Cambridge Union.

Peter Baker is the Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for MSNBC. He has covered the last six presidencies for The Washington Post, where he worked for 20 years, and The Times, where he has worked for the last 17 years. He also served as co-Moscow Bureau Chief for The Post and covered the early months of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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