Secretary Napolitano delivers remarks at the women in law enforcement ceremony
March 25th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano expressed her remarks on Wednesday to female law enforcement agents and officers from across the Department at the U.S. Secret Service’s headquarters, as part of President Obama administration’s commemoration of National Women’s History Month, the DHS Press Office informed.
During the ceremony Secretary Napolitano honored the service and sacrifices of women in law enforcement on U.S. frontlines. She highlighted the exemplary service of women from the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Secretary Napolitano also remembered her own career as a woman in law enforcement. She was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, the first female Attorney General of Arizona, Governor of Arizona and the first woman to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security.
There are currently more than 35,000 women in law enforcement positions across the Department.
The event included a presentation of the U.S. Secret Service Valor Award to the family of Special Agent Julie Y. Cross, the first female Secret Service agent to die in the line of duty, on June 4, 1980.
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