08
October 2020
Past Event
National Security and Election Security: A Discussion with DOJ Assistant Attorney General John Demers

National Security and Election Security: A Discussion with DOJ Assistant Attorney General John Demers

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 08, 2020
08
October 2020
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
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Daniel McKivergan

Former Vice President, Government Relations

John Demers

Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S Department of Justice

**Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, October 8.**

Join Hudson Institute and John Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S Department of Justice, for a discussion on Russia, China, and the unique threats they pose to American democratic institutions. The conversation will be hosted by Dan McKivergan, Hudson Institute Vice President for Government Relations.

Assistant Attorney General Demers leads DOJ’s efforts to combat terrorism and espionage, foreign-directed election interference, cyber-crime, and other threats to U.S. national security. He also leads the Department’s China Initiative, created in 2018 to more directly counter Beijing’s illicit activities conducted inside the United States.

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