Juliette N Kayyem was born on August 16,1969 and is an American former government official and author.
21 Facts About Juliette Kayyem
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Juliette Kayyem is host of the WGBH podcast The SCIF.
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Juliette Kayyem is a national security analyst for CNN and is a weekly guest on Boston Public Radio.
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Juliette Kayyem is the Belfer Lecturer in International Security at the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy.
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Juliette Kayyem is a former candidate for Governor of Massachusetts and a former Boston Globe columnist, writing about issues of national security and foreign affairs for the op-ed page.
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Formerly, Kayyem was the Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Homeland Security, in the Obama administration.
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Juliette Kayyem has an extensive background in terrorism and national security affairs.
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Juliette Kayyem began her legal career in 1995 at the Department of Justice, ultimately serving as an advisor to Attorney General Janet Reno until 1999.
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From 1999 to 2000, Juliette Kayyem served as House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt's appointee to the National Commission on Terrorism, a congressionally mandated review of how the government could better prepare for the growing terrorist threat.
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In October 2017, Juliette Kayyem became the chief executive officer of Massachusetts-based Zemcar, an on-demand and scheduled ridesharing company focused on children and seniors.
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Juliette Kayyem is a member of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs board of directors, and Faculty Co-Chair, Dubai Initiative.
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Since 2001, Juliette Kayyem has been a resident scholar at the Belfer Center, serving both as executive director of the Kennedy School's Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, a terrorism and homeland security research program, and as co-director of Harvard's Long-Term Legal Strategy for Combating Terrorism.
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Juliette Kayyem was appointed as Massachusetts' first Undersecretary for Homeland Security by Governor Deval L Patrick in January 2007, overseeing the National Guard, the commonwealth's strategic security planning, and the distribution of homeland security funds consistent with the Governor's priorities.
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Juliette Kayyem managed the security efforts surrounding major sporting events, including the Chicago Olympic bid, the Vancouver Olympics, the Caribbean Games, and the World Equestrian Games.
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Juliette Kayyem was the most senior Arab-American female appointee in the Obama Administration.
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In July 2013, it was reported that Juliette Kayyem was considering a bid for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election.
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In February 2014, it was reported by The Boston Globe that Juliette Kayyem failed to vote in either 2009 and 2010.
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Juliette Kayyem is married to David J Barron, a judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Juliette Kayyem is a senior advisor to NSO Group, an Israeli technology firm known for its Pegasus spying tool.
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Juliette Kayyem has been reported to provide spying software that has been used in targeted attacks against human rights activists and journalists in various countries, and played a role in the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
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On October 21,2019, Juliette Kayyem was hired as an opinion contributor by the Washington Post, where Khashoggi worked as a columnist.