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Past Event
Seminar

Transnational Homeland Security: An Oxymoron?

Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

A conversation with Alan Bersin, former DHS Assistant Secretary ​​​​​​.

Former DHS Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Obama Border Czar Alan Bersin will discuss the transnational challenges of homeland security.

Date: Time: - Location: Taubman Building - Room 401
Alan Bersin

About

Alan D. Bersin served in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Policy. In those capacities, Bersin was responsible for DHS’s international engagement, leading the Department’s strategic planning and policy formulation functions and serving as the principal advisor to the DHS Secretary. Earlier, he served as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection where he oversaw the operations of CBP’s 58,000-employee work force. Additionally, he is a former Vice President of INTERPOL for the Americas. Bersin serves as a senior fellow with the Belfer Center’s Homeland Security Project.


This seminar is off the record and nothing said can be published without the speaker's permission.