Secretary Tom Ridge Announces Executive Director of the Homeland Security Advisory Council

Release Date: 07/27/04 00:00:00

For Immediate Release
Press Office
Contact: 202-282-8010
July 27, 2004

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Ostergaard as the Executive Director of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).  Mr. Ostergaard previously served as the Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Liaison for the Executive Office of Governor Jeb Bush and the state of Florida.  Prior to his service with the state of Florida, Mr. Ostergaard served on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1990 to 2001 and continues his service today as an officer in the Coast Guard Reserve.

Mr. Ostergaard graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelors of Science in Government.  He holds two Masters Degrees: a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Masters in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.  

The Executive Director of the Homeland Security Advisory Council provides strategic management of the HSAC and serves as a senior advisor to Secretary Ridge.

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