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The Council of Governors is a group of 10 state governors of the United States. The group was established in January 2010 in order to strengthen the partnership between federal and state governments in protecting the nation against all manner of threats, including terrorism and natural disasters. The Council was created by Executive Order 13528, signed by President Barack Obama on January 11, 2010, as recommended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which was passed by the 110th Congress and signed by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2008.
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Composition
According to the executive order that created the Council, it consists of 10 Governors, no more than 5 of whom may belong to the same political party. All ten members are appointed by the President, and two are designated by him as Co-Chairs. The Co-Chairs may not belong to the same political party. There is also an Executive Director appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
Council members 2010-2011
Role Name State Party FEMA Region Executive Director --- --- --- --- Co-Chair James Douglas Vermont Republican Region I Co-Chair Chris Gregoire Washington Democrat Region X Member Luis Fortuño Puerto Rico NPP/Republican Region II Member Robert McDonnell Virginia Republican Region III Member Martin O'Malley Maryland Democrat Region III Member Beverly Perdue North Carolina Democrat Region IV Member Brad Henry Oklahoma Democrat Region VI Member Jay Nixon Missouri Democrat Region VII Member Michael Rounds South Dakota Republican Region VIII Member Janice Brewer Arizona Republican Region IX Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Federal --- --- Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano Federal --- --- Asst to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan Federal --- --- Asst to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement Valerie Jarrett Federal --- --- Asst Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul N. Stockton Federal --- --- USNORTHCOM Commander Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr. Federal --- --- Commandant US Coast Guard Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. Federal --- --- Chief National Guard Bureau Craig R. McKinley Federal --- --- Meetings
Meetings of the Council are called by the Secretary of Defense, or the Co-Chairs. To date, three meetings of the Council have been held. The inaugural meeting was held on February 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Pentagon.
A second meeting was held July 11, 2010 in Boston, MA.
A third meeting was scheduled for November 2010.
References
- (1) http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-signs-executive-order-establishing-council-governors Whitehouse Press Release.
- (2) http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/2010executive_order.pdf Text of the executive order.
- (3) http://blog.uscg.dhs.gov/2010/02/council-of-governors-historic-day.asp Web Journal of Adm Thad Allen.
- (4) http://www.northcom.mil?NNCBlog/2010/07/12/CouncilOfGovernorsMeeting.aspx NORTHCOM Blog about the second meeting.
- (5) http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/news-view.asp?pressRelease=1425&newsType=1 Gregoire press release.
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Categories:- Organizations based in the United States
- Subdivisions of the United States
- Local government in the United States
- Councils of governments
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