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Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter Tapped as Adviser to Homeland Security Council

Nutter will be on a special committee making recommendations on a wide range of issues from local governments to private-sector defense.

(TNS) -- Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has been tapped as an adviser for a Department of Homeland Security committee.

He was sworn in Thursday as a member of the Homeland Security Council, an advisory committee for the department.

The group provides the department with independent recommendations on a range of issues and includes representatives from state and local governments, emergency responders, academia and the private sector.

In announcing Nutter's appointment, the department noted his role in September's papal visit, which was designated a National Special Security Event.

The other new member of the council sworn in Thursday, Christian P. Marrone, also has ties to Philadelphia. Marrone, a vice president at CSRA Inc. and former official in the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, earned a law degree at Temple University and master's in government administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

"I welcome the new members to the advisory committee and hope they get to see the great work of our employees, and I thank all the HSAC members for their continued service to the country and to the Department," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement.

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