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Press Release - February 2009

February 27, 2009

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on the Retirement of Ralph Basham, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection

February 26, 2009

• Secretary Napolitano Names Chani W. Wiggins as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
• Departments of Homeland Security and State Certify Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Criteria

February 24, 2009

• Designation of the Presidential Address to a Joint Session of Congress as a National Special Security Event

February 23, 2009

• John Morton to Lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Secretary Napolitano Names Esther Olavarria as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

February 19, 2009

• Secretary Napolitano Appoints Mary Ellen Callahan as DHS Chief Privacy Officer

February 17, 2009

• Secretary Napolitano Issues Bold Efficiency Review Initiative

February 12, 2009

• Direct Housing Assistance Extension Option Offered to Katrina and Rita States

February 11, 2009

• $5.8 Million in Community Disaster Loans Approved For Iowa

February 10, 2009

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Rand Beers as Acting Deputy Secretary

February 6, 2009

• Secretary Napolitano to Tour Three States on First Trip

February 4, 2009

• Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Spokesman Sean Smith on Secretary Napolitano's Travel to the Midwest
• Secretary Napolitano Appoints Dora Schriro as Special Advisor on ICE and Detention & Removal

February 3, 2009

• Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Ongoing Winter Storm Response