Statement By Director Of Communications Matt Chandler On Secretary Napolitano's Upcoming Visit To Alaska

The following press release was published by the US Department of Homeland Security on Aug. 2, 2012. It is reproduced in full below.

For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Robert Papp, Jr. will travel to Alaska on Aug. 6-8 to meet with a Congressional Delegation led by Senators Mary Landrieu, Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski in Kodiak, visit Coast Guard assets and infrastructure in Cold Bay, and meet with tribal and oil industry leaders in Anchorage. The trip will underscore the Department’s collaboration with industry partners. More details on the trip will be released once they are finalized.”

Source: US Department of Homeland Security