ASP Board Chairman, Former Senator Gary Hart Appointed Vice Chair of HSAC
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, announced Friday that ASP Board Chairman and former Senator Gary Hart would serve as the Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), a group appointed by the secretary and charged with advising her directly on the incredibly wide range of issues overseen by the cabinet-level department.
In response to the appointment, ASP President Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, USN (Ret.) released the following statement:
We congratulate ASP Board Chairman and former Senator Gary Hart on his appointment as Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). His wealth of experience will undoubtedly prove invaluable to Secretary Napolitano as she seeks to address many of our most pressing national security issues. Between his experience as a former Senator and a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chair of the Hart-Rudman Commission on National Security in the 21st Century, Co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations’ task force on Homeland Security, as well as the Commission on U.S Policy Toward Russia, Senator Hart has proven himself to be visionary about the challenges facing the United States both at home and abroad. We look forward to continuing to work with Senator Hart to build a constructive national security dialogue and produce ideas that will elevate the debate on these vital issues.
All of us at ASP congratulate Senator Hart on his appointment and are certain that his expertise will prove invaluable to the department.
