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The 2009 Domenici Public Policy Conference will be held today and Thursday at New Mexico State University, and among the high-profile officials scheduled to speak is U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
Napolitano is scheduled to speak on homeland security and the U.S./Mexico border this evening at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday, among those scheduled to speak are U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Gen. James Cartwright, and former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M.
Here is the full schedule and the speaker bios. You can also watch the conference live online.
Former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici will also be speaking at the conference, giving opening remarks when the event begins at 2 p.m. today.
This is the second year of the conference. Named for New Mexico’s longest-serving senator, who retired last year, NMSU’s Domenici Institute aims to bring together top experts to focus on significant national issues.
The conference is being held in NMSU’s Corbett Center Ballrooms.
