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and national security crises. The authority for this activity was derived from
the Defense Production Act of 1950 as delegated to the Secretary of
Transportation. Under this authority, we developed preparedness and
response programs and plans in coordination with other Federal Departments
and Agencies and with the Civil Transportation Industry. In addition, we
developed similar programs and plans collaboratively with the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) Member and Partner Nations to support the
NATO Mission.
The highlight of being the Director of OET was leading transportation
services and activities to meet the challenges that occurred during major
hurricanes such as Andrew and Katrina, and national security emergencies.
OET was successful in achieving civil transportation services for our national
defense deployment needs during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and during the
Iraq War. As the Department evolved under new management, OET was
merged into a larger Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency
Preparedness.
My civil service career ended in a position as Senior Advisor to the Office
Director for domestic and international emergency preparedness and response
program matters. It was an honor to have a fulfilling career, serving the
American public and our Allied nations.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
I am Nan Donnells and I served in the Department of the Treasury for over 32
years. I served as Senior Advisor for International Programs in the Office of
Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes. I worked with multilateral
organizations, including the Financial Action Task Force, to develop
international standards, policies, and programs to counter terrorist financing
and money laundering for implementation by governments worldwide. I also
worked directly with foreign government officials to help them in drafting or
amending their government’s legislation to strengthen controls to prevent,
deter, detect, investigate, prosecute, and sanction terrorist financing, money
laundering, and other financial crimes. In addition, I conducted assessments
of foreign government regimes to ensure that their anti-money laundering and
counter-terrorist financing laws, regulations, policies and programs were
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