Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to Speak at JHU SAIS

Michael Chertoff, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, will speak at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Thursday, 05/3 at 12:30 p.m.

Secretary Chertoff will speak about "Addressing Transnational Threats in the 21st Century" at this event hosted by the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations. More specifically, he will discuss the threat posed by Al-Qaeda and like-minded terrorist organizations, and the tools and partnerships required to protect international systems of travel and trade against global terrorist networks.

Admittance to the speech is by invitation only. However, the event is open to the media for coverage. The session will be held in the Kenney Auditorium of the school's Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Media who want to cover the event must contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].