Loading ...Brenda Abdelall, Assistant Secretary of Partnership and Engagement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to Speak at Connect Arab America Empowerment Summit 2022
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(Washington, D.C., October 12, 2022) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Brenda Abdelall, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Partnership Engagement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has been confirmed to be a speaker at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, Virginia.
Brenda F. Abdelall was appointed as Assistant Secretary of Partnership and Engagement at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on August 1, 2022. In this role, she serves as the Secretary’s primary advisor on external engagements and the impact of the Department’s policies, regulations, processes, and actions on state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) officials, non-governmental organizations, private sector, and the academic community. She also serves as the Co-Chair for the Department’s Council to Combat Gender-based Violence.
She is a widely respected and recognized public policy expert, focusing on civil rights and national security. Ms. Abdelall joined DHS on January 21, 2021, in the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties as Chief of Staff before joining the Office of Partnership and Engagement in March 2022. Before her appointment, she served in many leadership positions, including on the Virginia Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and on the advisory board for several organizations. She was director of a national nonprofit organization, Muslim Advocates, leading a portfolio representing over 1,500 charities nationwide on domestic policy, national security, and civil rights matters.
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