How Are New Security Challenges Affecting Business? WEC IEF European Roundtable Darmstadt, Germany October 26, 2006 Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Private Sector

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 2 Department of Homeland Security

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 3 The Secretary’s Six Main Objectives for Keep dangerous people out of the U.S. 2. Keep dangerous stuff out of the U.S. 3. Strengthen screening of workers and travelers 4. Secure the nation’s critical infrastructure 5. Build a nimble, effective emergency response system and culture of preparedness 6. Strengthen the department’s core management to ensure DHS is a great organization

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 4 UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLICY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR STRATEGIC PLANS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PRIVATE SECTOR DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION STATISTICS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY Department of Homeland Security

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 5 Osama bin Laden “We are continuing a policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy.” 10/27/04 videotape

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 6 The Private Sector Office Mission The PSO provides America’s private sector with a direct line of communication to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), utilizes information received from the private sector, and promotes DHS policies to the private sector.

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 7 Private Sector Office Economist GARY BECKER Economist JENNY RANDALL Economist BRYAN ROBERTS Economist MARVIN FELL Executive Assistant JOANNE FRYSIAK Assistant Secretary AL MARTINEZ-FONTS Business Liaison FEMA / G&T / S&L MOLLY WALSH Business Liaison Preparedness JOHN MINNICK Business Liaison TSA / CIS / ICE BEVERLY CENNAME Bus. Liaison-Asst. Dir. IP / Travel & Tourism / S&T TARA RIORDAN Policy Analyst JEN BREUDER Business Liaison CBP OPEN Business Liaison USCG / IP DETAILEE Senior Business Analyst (incldg. Regulation Review) JAN MARES Policy Analyst JENNY PRESSWALLA Business Liaison IP / Intelligence JIM PLEHAL

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 8 Private Sector Office  Advocate  Sharing  Information  Best Practices  Public/Private Partnerships  Economic Consequences

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 9 Carrots and Sticks  Best Practices  Standards  Regulations  Legislation Simple Difficult

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 10 Major Private Sector Issues  Visas  Border Crossings  People  Cargo  Insurance  Information Sharing  Immigration  Public Private Partnerships  National Response Plan (NRP)

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 11 Major PSO Stakeholders (Whose Members Have Interests in DHS Information)  U.S. Chamber of Commerce  National Association of Manufactures  Business Roundtable  Business Executives for National Security  National Federation of Independent Business  American Society of Industrial Security  American Hotel & Lodging Association  American Insurance Association  National Restaurant Association  National Retail Federation  Travel Industry Association of America  And hundreds more associations and NGOs

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 12 Above all Else: Action “In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 13 Contact Alfonso Martinez-Fonts, Jr. Private Sector Office US Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC (202)

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