Janet Napolitano and Homeland Security

Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano served as Secretary of Homeland Security, leading efforts against terrorism, natural disasters, and border enforcement while spearheading the creation of the DACA program. Her leadership provided critical protection for undocumented youth brought to the U.S. as children, though the policy drew fierce criticism from political opponents.

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Year	Janet Napolitano
1957	Birth of Janet Napolitano (Period: November 29, 1957, Location: New York City, New York, United States)
1971	Sandia High School (Age: 13 years old, Period: c. 1971–1975, Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
1975	Santa Clara University (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1975–1979, Location: Santa Clara, California, USA)
1978	London School of Economics (Age: 20 years old, Period: 1978, Location: London, UK)
1979	Service on the Federal Budget Committee (Age: 21 years old, Period: c. 1979–1980, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1980	University of Virginia School of Law (Age: 22 years old, Period: September 1980 – May 1983, Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA)
1983	Judicial Clerkship at the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1983–1984, Location: California, USA)
1984	Employment at Lewis and Roca Law Firm (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1984–1993, Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
1990	Democratic Party (Age: 32 years old, Period: Public political activities from at least the 1990s–present, Location: United States, primarily Arizona and California)
1993	Appointment as US Attorney for the District of Arizona (Age: 35 years old, Period: November 1993 – November 1997, Location: Arizona, USA)
1999	Election as Attorney General of Arizona (Age: 41 years old, Period: January 1999 – January 2003, Location: Arizona, USA)
2006	Appointment as Chair of the National Governors Association (Age: 48 years old, Period: 2006–2007, Location: United States) Victory and Re-election in the Arizona Gubernatorial Election (Age: 48 years old, Period: November 2002, November 2006, Location: Arizona, USA)
2009	Appointment as Secretary of Homeland Security (Age: 51 years old, Period: January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Criticism Surrounding Department of Homeland Security Terrorism Threat Assessments (Age: 51 years old, Period: April 2009, Location: United States) Correction Issues Regarding Statements on Border Security and Undocumented Immigrants (Age: 51 years old, Period: April 2009, Location: United States, US-Canada Border)
2012	Implementation of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Age: 54 years old, Period: June 2012–, Location: United States)
2013	Budget Management and Information Disclosure Issues at the University of California Office of the President (Age: 55 years old, Period: 2013–2017 (State audit report issued April 2017), Location: Oakland, California, University of California Headquarters, USA) Appointment as President of the University of California (Age: 55 years old, Period: September 30, 2013 – August 1, 2020, Location: California, USA)
2016	University Administration's Interference with State Audits (Age: 58 years old, Period: 2016–2017, Location: California, USA)
2017	University of California DACA Lawsuit (Age: 59 years old, Period: September 2017, Location: California, Federal Court, USA)
2020	Resignation as President of the University of California (Age: 62 years old, Period: Announcement of resignation in September 2019, departed August 1, 2020, Location: California, USA)
2021	Establishment of the Center for Security in Politics (Age: 63 years old, Period: 2021, Location: Berkeley, California, USA)
2022	Appointment as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (Age: 64 years old, Period: 2022, Location: United States) Participation on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Other Bodies (Age: 64 years old, Period: 2022 – January 2025, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2024	Participation in the Independent Panel on the 2024 Donald Trump Assassination Attempt (Age: 66 years old, Period: 2024, Location: Butler, Pennsylvania, etc., USA)
Unknown	Marriage (Janet Napolitano, Never Married)

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The White House	Barack Obama Michelle Obama Rahm Emanuel William Daley Jack Lew Denis McDonough Valerie Jarrett David Axelrod David Plouffe John Podesta Robert Gibbs Jay Carney Josh Earnest Pete Rouse Anita Dunn Ben Rhodes
Cabinet and Administration	John Kerry Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ashton Carter Eric Holder Loretta Lynch Janet Napolitano Jeh Johnson Timothy Geithner Kathleen Sebelius Sylvia Mathews Burwell Arne Duncan Steven Chu Ernest Moniz Gina McCarthy Lisa Jackson Samantha Power Susan Rice

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