Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning presents former Secretary of Homeland Secretary, Jeh Johnson, in “What's Next for American Democracy,” Thursday, February 6, 3:30 p.m., at Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online until January 26 or at the event. Johnson was the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security from December 23, 2013, to January 20, 2017. He led the third largest department of the U.S. government, with a workforce of 229,000 employees and 22 components including TSA, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service. Under Secretary Johnson’s leadership, DHS was responsible for counterterrorism, cybersecurity, aviation security, border security, port security, maritime security, administration and enforcement of our immigration laws, protection of our national leaders, protection of critical infrastructure, detection of and protection against chemical, biological and nuclear threats to the homeland, and response to disasters.

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