FEMA Administrator Fugate Addresses The 2009 National Guard Senior Leadership Conference 

Release Date: November 20, 2009
Release Number: HQ-09-142

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Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the Honorable W. Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, attend the National Guard's 2009 Joint Senior Leadership Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 20, 2009. Fugate told the about 2,400 attendees that the National Guard is a force multiplier for governors responding to domestic disasters. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the Honorable W. Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, attend the National Guard's 2009 Joint Senior Leadership Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 20, 2009. Fugate told the about 2,400 attendees that the National Guard is a force multiplier for governors responding to domestic disasters. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Today, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate addressed the National Guard Senior Leadership conference in National Harbor, MD. During his address, the Administrator emphasized the critical partnership between the National Guard and FEMA.

“FEMA is only one part of our nation’s emergency response team,” said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. “As the front lines of defense and a key asset to the Governors and the states and territories we serve, the National Guard is one of our most important partners on this team. I thank the National Guard and its leadership for their dedication and look forward to continuing to build on this integral relationship.”

Fugate joined a host of speakers at the conference, aimed at strengthening our nation’s partnerships, including Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense; Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and General Victor E. Renuart,

In the six months since Administrator Fugate was sworn in, he has worked hard to strengthen the partnerships that our national emergency response team is dependent upon including outreach to FEMA’s federal partners, the state, local, and tribal leaders FEMA serves, the private sector, nonprofits, and most importantly the general public.

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

 

Last Modified: Friday, 20-Nov-2009 14:50:36