1. Thomas P Bossert was born on March 25,1975 and is an American lawyer and former Homeland Security Advisor to US President Donald Trump.
10 Facts About Tom Bossert
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Tom Bossert was appointed as the Director of Infrastructure Protection under Bush, overseeing the security of critical US infrastructure, a post he held for two years.
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Tom Bossert was appointed the Senior Director for Preparedness Policy within the Executive Office of the President.
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Tom Bossert was born and raised in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Quakertown Community High School in 1993.
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Tom Bossert attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics in 1997, and attended George Washington University Law School, earning his Juris Doctor in 2003.
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Tom Bossert became president of the risk management consulting firm Civil Defense Solutions.
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Tom Bossert was officially appointed on January 20,2017, the date of President Trump's entrance into office.
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On July 20,2017, Tom Bossert called for a comprehensive bio-defense strategy against devastating pandemics and intentional attacks, and commented that retired Admiral Tim Ziemer was contributing to the development of the strategy.
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Tom Bossert's departure corresponded with the dissolution of the global health security team that he oversaw.
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On December 16,2020, the New York Times published an opinion piece by Tom Bossert warning that US networks had been seriously compromised by Russia and had been for months.