Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to Discuss Counter-narcotics Strategy

Sept. 3, 2009 - PRLog -- The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) will host Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), for a Policy & Research Forum focused on President Obama's recently released counter-narcotics strategy for the US-Mexican border. This interactive session will cover detection and interdiction efforts; the potential "spillover" effects of President Calderón's battle against Mexican drug lords; and the challenges inherent in coordinating counter-narcotics policy at the international, national, state and local levels.

HSPI has prepared a resource page with further information on this upcoming event, available at: http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/events/upcoming.cfm
Further details are below.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 8, 2009; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

WHO: Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

Frank J. Cilluffo (moderator), Director, GW's Homeland Security Policy Institute

WHERE:

The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs
State Room, Seventh Floor
1957 E St. NW, Washington, DC
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue and Orange lines)

RSVP: RSVP at http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/events/register.cfm
Media are welcome.

BACKGROUND:    

The Homeland Security Policy Institute’s Policy and Research Forum series is designed to spotlight cutting-edge policy solutions and innovative strategies to some of the most pressing national and international concerns. The forum features leading officials, practitioners and thinkers in a systematic way designed to better highlight their work and promote a dialogue on effective solutions to current issues.

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Founded in 2003, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) is a nonpartisan “think and do” tank whose mission is to build bridges between theory and practice to advance homeland security through an interdisciplinary approach. By convening domestic and international policymakers and practitioners at all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia, HSPI creates innovative strategies and solutions to current and future threats to the nation.