U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security

10/04/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/04/2022 14:26

Thompson Statement on the Department of Homeland Security’s Counterterrorism Coordinator Appointment

October 04, 2022

Thompson Statement on the Department of Homeland Security's Counterterrorism Coordinator Appointment

(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the appointment of Nicholas J. Rasmussen to serve as the Department of Homeland Security's Counterterrorism Coordinator:

"With his prior experience as the National Counterterrorism Center Director and the Executive Director of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, Nick Rasmussen is well equipped to fill the role of the Department of Homeland Security's Counterterrorism Coordinator. This appointment will greatly help DHS in its mission to monitor, assess, and respond to both foreign and domestic terror threats. Today, domestic violent extremists pose the most lethal terrorism threat to our nation, yet global terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda and their affiliates still pose a very real risk to the American public at home and abroad. I commend the Department for this appointment, and I look forward to working with Mr. Rasmussen in his new capacity."

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