The
Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) was created in 1985 under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act to promote security cooperation between
American private sector interests worldwide and the U.S. Department of
State.
The OSAC "Council" is comprised of 30 private sector and four public sector member organizations that represent specific industries or agencies operating abroad. The member organizations designate representatives to serve on the Overseas Security Advisory Council to provide direction and guidance to develop programs that most benefit the U.S. private sector overseas. The Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) implemented the following recommendations for OSAC: to create the OSAC website, to create a Country Council Program, and to develop a Research and Information Support Center (RISC). A primary goal of OSAC is to develop an effective security communication network, consequently, OSAC invited all U.S. businesses, academia, faith-based groups, and non-governmental organizations to become constituents. There is no cost involved with OSAC constituency.
Authority
The OSAC is established under authority of the Secretary of State pursuant to 22 U.S.C. § 2656 and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., and its regulations, 41 C.F.R. Part 102-3. The approval of this Charter by the Under Secretary for Management constitutes a determination by the Secretary of State that the activities of the OSAC are determined to be in the public interest and are directly related to overseas security functions of the Department of State.
History
The increase in terrorism over the last 30 years and the continuing threat against U.S. interests overseas has forced many American organizations to seek advice and assistance from the U.S. Government, particularly the State Department. In 1985, a handful of chief executive officers from prominent American companies met with then-Secretary of State George P. Shultz to promote cooperation between the American private sector worldwide and the U.S. Government on security issues. The subsequent establishment of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) has developed into an enormously successful joint venture. Today, over 4,000 U.S. companies, educational institutions, faith-based institutions, and non-governmental organizations are OSAC constituents. OSAC provides a forum for sharing best practices and provides the tools needed to cope with today’s ever-changing challenges and security-related issues abroad.
OSAC: A Public/Private Sector Partnership
Private sector member organizations are selected from OSAC’s constituency and normally serve for two to six-year terms. Representatives of the member organizations meet quarterly and participate in sub-committees tasked with specific projects, such as the protection of business information and mitigating the effects of transnational crime. Under OSAC leadership, annual goals and objectives are initiated, discussed, evaluated, and assigned. The original five-year strategic plan is now reviewed annually to keep the goals and objectives of the OSAC up-to-date with the needs of the constituency. The OSAC is co-chaired by the Director of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and a selected representative of the private sector.
The following sub-committees were created to support new objectives for the OSAC. The strategic plan outlines a purpose to protect American interests overseas by promoting public-private security partnerships through leadership, information-sharing, and innovation.
Information is shared with the private sector through four principal
means: OSAC the “Council,” the Research and Information Support Staff
(RISC), the Country Council Program, and the OSAC website.
The OSAC "Council" leads the organization and sets its strategic direction, goals and objectives. This structure ensures the goals are set by the private sector with public sector support.
The Research and Information Support Center (RISC) is staffed with analysts dedicated solely to the needs of the U.S. private sector. RISC analysts gauge threats to U.S. business investment, personnel, facilities, and intellectual property abroad. With access to a broad range of classified and unclassified reporting from American embassies abroad, as well as open source information, analysts track social, political, and economic issues that impact the security of the U.S. private sector operating overseas. RISC is comprised of three distinct units: Country Councils and Outreach, Global Security, and Regional Analysis.
Country Councils replicate the OSAC public/private partnership at over 140 overseas locations, bringing together the American embassy or consulate with local representatives of American organizations to share information about security issues of mutual concern in the region. The Councils encourage members to organize themselves to cope with security-related problems by pooling their resources. Each Council strives to create an exchange of information through which pertinent security information is shared in a timely fashion. To learn where Country Councils are currently operating, click on the Countries and Cities tab of www.OSAC.gov; any location with a globe emblem denotes a Country Council.
The OSAC Website is the focal point for the exchange of unclassified information on security- related incidents and threats overseas between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. private sector. Information on the OSAC website that constituents can access includes the following as well as traveler notifications issued by the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs:
OSAC Executive Office
The Executive Office is comprised of a staff of twenty-nine, including two senior Special Agents from the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) who act as the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, OSAC Program Specialist, two Executive Assistants, and the Research and Information Support Center (RISC).
OSAC's Commitment
The Overseas Security Advisory Council is committed to providing the American private sector with customer service of the highest standard. Since OSAC is a joint venture with the private sector, we strive to maintain standards equal to or surpassing those provided by private industry. OSAC activities directly correspond to requests from the private sector.
OSAC has received exceptional support for its initiatives from the chief executive officers and corporate security directors of many of the largest international organizations in the United States. The State Department and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security recognize the need in OSAC's goal to support the U.S. private sector by continuing to develop an effective and cost-efficient security information and communication network that will provide the private sector with the tools needed to cope with security-related issues in the foreign environment. OSAC’s unique charter and continued success serve as an example of the benefits of mutual cooperation.
Mission
The U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (Council) is established to promote security cooperation between American private sector interests worldwide (Private Sector) and the U.S. Department of State.
The objectives of the Council as outlined in its Charter are:
The OSAC "Council" is comprised of 30 private sector and four public sector member organizations that represent specific industries or agencies operating abroad. The member organizations designate representatives to serve on the Overseas Security Advisory Council to provide direction and guidance to develop programs that most benefit the U.S. private sector overseas. The Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) implemented the following recommendations for OSAC: to create the OSAC website, to create a Country Council Program, and to develop a Research and Information Support Center (RISC). A primary goal of OSAC is to develop an effective security communication network, consequently, OSAC invited all U.S. businesses, academia, faith-based groups, and non-governmental organizations to become constituents. There is no cost involved with OSAC constituency.
Authority
The OSAC is established under authority of the Secretary of State pursuant to 22 U.S.C. § 2656 and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., and its regulations, 41 C.F.R. Part 102-3. The approval of this Charter by the Under Secretary for Management constitutes a determination by the Secretary of State that the activities of the OSAC are determined to be in the public interest and are directly related to overseas security functions of the Department of State.
History
The increase in terrorism over the last 30 years and the continuing threat against U.S. interests overseas has forced many American organizations to seek advice and assistance from the U.S. Government, particularly the State Department. In 1985, a handful of chief executive officers from prominent American companies met with then-Secretary of State George P. Shultz to promote cooperation between the American private sector worldwide and the U.S. Government on security issues. The subsequent establishment of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) has developed into an enormously successful joint venture. Today, over 4,000 U.S. companies, educational institutions, faith-based institutions, and non-governmental organizations are OSAC constituents. OSAC provides a forum for sharing best practices and provides the tools needed to cope with today’s ever-changing challenges and security-related issues abroad.
OSAC: A Public/Private Sector Partnership
Private sector member organizations are selected from OSAC’s constituency and normally serve for two to six-year terms. Representatives of the member organizations meet quarterly and participate in sub-committees tasked with specific projects, such as the protection of business information and mitigating the effects of transnational crime. Under OSAC leadership, annual goals and objectives are initiated, discussed, evaluated, and assigned. The original five-year strategic plan is now reviewed annually to keep the goals and objectives of the OSAC up-to-date with the needs of the constituency. The OSAC is co-chaired by the Director of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and a selected representative of the private sector.
The following sub-committees were created to support new objectives for the OSAC. The strategic plan outlines a purpose to protect American interests overseas by promoting public-private security partnerships through leadership, information-sharing, and innovation.
Executive Working Group (EWG)
The Executive Working Group (EWG) provides the leadership and
strategic direction of the OSAC and sub-committee initiatives. The EWG
reviews and assists with the successful completion and implementation of
all committee objectives.
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation (FI)
The mission of the Committee for Forecasting and Innovation is to
foster comprehensive information-sharing strategies, to leverage
emerging technologies, and to deliver relevant and timely security
information to the OSAC constituency.
Committee for Outreach and Engagement (OE)
The committee will promote and sustain the Country Council program
overseas and expand OSAC’s opportunities to provide service by
identifying and engaging a broader and more diverse constituency of
public and private organizations.
Committee on Risk and Information-sSharing (RI)
The committee will promote the timely collection and dissemination of
relevant information among the public and private sector on threats and
other issues that will enable constituents to reach informed decisions
on their respective global activities.
ALUMNI COMMITTEE
The committee stands ready to provide temporary assistance to the
OSAC committees. This group of over 100 highly experienced professionals
continues making contributions to improve OSAC. | MEMBERS (dated 1/2012) | REPRESENTATIVE | SUB-COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT | |
| 1. | Accenture LLP | Mr. Timothy Weir Director of Corporate Security |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 2. | ARAMARK Corporation | Mr. Louis Reigel Vice President – Security |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 3. | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | Ms. Denise Barndt Director of Global Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 4. | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | Mr. Garland Dennett Managing Director, Security Department |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 5. | ConocoPhillips | Mr. James Snyder Global Security Manager |
Executive Working Group |
| 6. | Dell, Inc. | Mr. John E. McClurg Vice President – Global Security |
Co-Chairman and Executive Working Group |
| 7. | Dow Corning Corporation | Mr. Kevin Kendrick Executive Director Global Security |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 8. | Ernst & Young LLP | Mr. John Imhoff Director – Office of Firm Security |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 9. | FedEx Corporation | Mr. Bruce Townsend Corporate Vice President, Security |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 10. | Google Inc. | Mr. Martin Lev Senior Director, Corporate Security |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 11. | Hyatt International | Mr. Mark Sanna Vice President, Global Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 12. | InterAction (American Council for Voluntary International Action) | Mr. Laky Pissalidis Director of Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 13. | Maritz Inc. | Mr. William R. Etheridge Director, Corporate Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 14. | McCormick & Co. | Mr. Bryan Fort Manager, Corporate Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 15. | MeadWestvaco | Mr. Jonathon Blumberg Director, Corporate Security |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 16. | Merck & Co. Inc. | Mr. Grant Ashley Vice President, Global Security |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 17. | Microsoft Corporation | Mr. Mike Howard General Manager – Global Security |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 18. | National Basketball Association | Mr. James Cawley Senior Vice President, Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 19. | NYSE Euronext, Inc. | Mr. Brian Gimlett Senior Vice President, Security |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 20. | Pepperdine University | Mr. Earl B. Carpenter Director and Associate Vice President of Public Safety |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 21. | Principal Financial | Ms. Sandy Cowie Director of Security |
Chairperson, Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 22. | Raytheon Company | Mr. Daniel E. Schlehr Director, Global Security Services |
Executive Working Group |
| 23. | Save the Children | Mr. Michael O’Neill Security Director |
Chairperson, Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 24. | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide | Mr. David Kimmins Senior Director, Risk Prevention, Control, and Compliance |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 25. | Target Corporation | Mr. Brad Brekke Vice President Assets Protection |
Executive Working Group |
| 26. | The Walt Disney Company | Mr. Ronald Iden Senior Vice President |
Chairperson, Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 27. | United Airlines, Inc. | Mr. Richard Davis Managing Director Security |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 28. | United States Steel Corporation | Mr. Richard Douglas Director Site Security and Fire Protection Services |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 29. | Verizon International | Mr. Michael Mason Chief Security Officer |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 30. | VISA International | Mr. Don Davis Head of Security |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 31. | U.S. Agency for International Development | Mr. Randy Streufert Director of Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 32. | U.S. Department of Commerce | Mr. Thomas Moore Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Operations U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service International Trade Administration |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 33. | U.S. Department of Treasury | Vacant | |
| 34. | U.S. Department of State | Mr. Scott P. Bultrowicz Director, Diplomatic Security Service Mr. David Schnorbus OSAC Executive Director |
Chairman and Executive Working Group |
The OSAC "Council" leads the organization and sets its strategic direction, goals and objectives. This structure ensures the goals are set by the private sector with public sector support.
The Research and Information Support Center (RISC) is staffed with analysts dedicated solely to the needs of the U.S. private sector. RISC analysts gauge threats to U.S. business investment, personnel, facilities, and intellectual property abroad. With access to a broad range of classified and unclassified reporting from American embassies abroad, as well as open source information, analysts track social, political, and economic issues that impact the security of the U.S. private sector operating overseas. RISC is comprised of three distinct units: Country Councils and Outreach, Global Security, and Regional Analysis.
Country Councils replicate the OSAC public/private partnership at over 140 overseas locations, bringing together the American embassy or consulate with local representatives of American organizations to share information about security issues of mutual concern in the region. The Councils encourage members to organize themselves to cope with security-related problems by pooling their resources. Each Council strives to create an exchange of information through which pertinent security information is shared in a timely fashion. To learn where Country Councils are currently operating, click on the Countries and Cities tab of www.OSAC.gov; any location with a globe emblem denotes a Country Council.
The OSAC Website is the focal point for the exchange of unclassified information on security- related incidents and threats overseas between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. private sector. Information on the OSAC website that constituents can access includes the following as well as traveler notifications issued by the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs:
• "Global Security" reports with the latest on major security incidents around the world
• Security-specific coverage of major events such as the Olympics, the World Cup, the economic summit meetings of the G8, and the World Economic Forum, with continual freshening of information on threats
• Security-focused reporting searchable by region and/or topic
• A resource library packed with expertise on contingency planning, plus model presentations that constituents can adapt for briefing their own personnel
Along with the 34-member Council, OSAC uses technical advisors from
the U.S. Government and subject-matter experts from the private sector
to assist the sub-committees with special projects. The current OSAC
technical advisors are listed below.• Security-specific coverage of major events such as the Olympics, the World Cup, the economic summit meetings of the G8, and the World Economic Forum, with continual freshening of information on threats
• Security-focused reporting searchable by region and/or topic
• A resource library packed with expertise on contingency planning, plus model presentations that constituents can adapt for briefing their own personnel
| ADVISORS (dated 1/2012) | SUB-COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT | ||
| 1. | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Ms. Donna Bucella Assistant Commissioner Office of Intelligence and Operations Coordination |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 2. | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Dr. Demetri Vaqcalis, Ph.D.Associate Director for Science, OSEP |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 3. | Federal Bureau of Investigation | Mr. Kevin PerkinsAssistant Director Criminal Investigation Division |
Committee on Risk and Information Sharing |
| 4. | Northwestern University | Ms. Julie Friend Associate Director for International Safety and Security |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 5. | National Counterintelligence Executive | Ms. Laurie A. Schive Director of Outreach |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 6. | Office of the Director of National Intelligence | Ms. Linda S. Millis Director, Private Sector Partnerships |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 7. | State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs | Mr. Kenneth Durkin Director, Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management |
Committee for Outreach and Engagement |
| 8. | Transportation Security Administration | Mrs. Stefanie C. Stauffer Regional Field Intelligence CoordinatorOffice of Intelligence |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 9. | United States Coast Guard | Rear Admiral Thomas Atkin Assistant Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 10. | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Mr. Jonathon Tobey Senior Liaison Officer Office of Intelligence and Analysis |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
| 11. | United States Secret Service | Mr. A. T. Smith Assistant Director Office of Investigation |
Committee for Forecasting and Innovation |
The Executive Office is comprised of a staff of twenty-nine, including two senior Special Agents from the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) who act as the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, OSAC Program Specialist, two Executive Assistants, and the Research and Information Support Center (RISC).
OSAC's Commitment
The Overseas Security Advisory Council is committed to providing the American private sector with customer service of the highest standard. Since OSAC is a joint venture with the private sector, we strive to maintain standards equal to or surpassing those provided by private industry. OSAC activities directly correspond to requests from the private sector.
OSAC has received exceptional support for its initiatives from the chief executive officers and corporate security directors of many of the largest international organizations in the United States. The State Department and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security recognize the need in OSAC's goal to support the U.S. private sector by continuing to develop an effective and cost-efficient security information and communication network that will provide the private sector with the tools needed to cope with security-related issues in the foreign environment. OSAC’s unique charter and continued success serve as an example of the benefits of mutual cooperation.
Mission
The U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (Council) is established to promote security cooperation between American private sector interests worldwide (Private Sector) and the U.S. Department of State.
The objectives of the Council as outlined in its Charter are:
A. To
establish continuing liaison and to provide for operational security
cooperation between State Department security functions and the Private
Sector.
B. To provide for regular and timely interchange of information between the Private Sector and the State Department concerning developments in the overseas security environment.
C. To recommend methods and provide material for coordinating security, innovation, planning and implementation of security programs.
D. To identify methods to mitigate risks to American private sector interests worldwide.
For more information on the Federal Advisory Committees (FACA) go to the General Services Administration website at http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21242.B. To provide for regular and timely interchange of information between the Private Sector and the State Department concerning developments in the overseas security environment.
C. To recommend methods and provide material for coordinating security, innovation, planning and implementation of security programs.
D. To identify methods to mitigate risks to American private sector interests worldwide.
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