Secretary Janet Napolitano to be Keynote Speaker

NAFUSA’s annual conference will open in Santa Fe on Thursday, September 29, 2011. Janet Napolitano, the third Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, will be the keynote speaker at the closing banquet on Saturday evening, October 1.

Prior to becoming secretary, Napolitano was in her second term as Governor of Arizona. She was the first woman to chair the National Governors Association. She also served as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. Secretary Napolitano is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.

The conference will be held at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa. If you haven’t yet registered for the NAFUSA conference, click here for the registration form. The program for this year’s conference is almost complete. Click here for the most recent draft program.

The reservation deadline for the conference hotel was August 30, 2011, but there may be a few rooms available due to cancellations. Call La Posada at 505.954.9686 or the overflow hotel a few blocks away, the Inn and Spa at Loretto, at 866-582-1646. Mention NAFUSA and ask for the conference rate of $249 per night plus $12 resort fee.

Santa Fe advertises itself as “The City Different” and in many ways lives up to the claim. There is much to savor in its plaza, churches, museums, galleries and shops. But, if time permits, even more “difference” can be found nearby.
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