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SUMMARY:Dirk Kempthorne — Afghan Freedom Flight
DESCRIPTION:\nFormer Governor of Idaho (‘1999-‘2006) and Secretary of the Interior (‘2006-’09), Dirk Kemphorne will talk about the Afghan Freedom Flight.  Sec. Kempthorne’s tale of helping to evacuate 395 Afghan Allies and Americans in 2021 is one not to be missed!\n***************************************************************************************************\nDirk Kempthorne is a proud graduate of the University of Idaho. After having served as\nthe President of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho and earning a degree\nin political science, Kempthorne was inspired to pursue a career in public service.\nOver the next ten years he worked for the State of Idaho in both the Department of Mines\nand the Department of Lands and honed his business and leadership skills with the Idaho\nHome Builders Association and the FMC Corporation in Idaho. In 1985 he recognized a\ntimely opportunity to serve his community and ran for mayor of the City of Boise (1985-\n1992).  During his seven years in office, he helped direct a renaissance in the state's\ncapital city that resulted in record growth, economic development, and numerous\nnational honors and recognitions for quality of life, business climate, and family issues.\nHis success as mayor propelled others to encourage him to run to represent Idaho in the\nUnited States Senate to which he was elected in November 1992.  His first bill, to end\nunfunded federal mandates on state and local governments, became Senate Bill 1 in the\n104th Congress. He also authored the new Safe Drinking Water Act in 1996.\nBoth of his bills were signed into law by President Bill Clinton.  As a member of the\nSenate Armed Services Committee he worked to improve the quality of life for American\nactive-duty military personnel, reservists, their families, and veterans.\nKempthorne returned to our great state when he was elected Governor of Idaho in 1998\nand reelected in 2002. He was a champion for education, both early learning and K-12,\nincluding the third grade reading initiative, and higher education.  When the Dot-Com\ncrisis plunged the nation’s economy, Kempthorne proposed the construction of a major\nbuilding at every college and university as a way to stimulate Idaho’s economy while\nsignificantly helping higher education. The buildings were funded and built. As chair of\nthe National Governor’s Association he continued to champion education at all levels.\nHe initiated a program to enhance Idaho's highways by improving safety and expanding\nintra-state commerce. It resulted in 57 different projects over the years, and has been\ncredited with saving hundreds of lives on Idaho highways, many of whom are Idaho\nstudents driving home for school holidays\nAs Governor he obtained the largest appropriation for state parks since their creation. He\nworked with neighboring states to develop a state-based solution for returning salmon\nruns in the region. Following the wildfires of 2000, he worked to change the approach to\nforest health and wildfire management.  As Commander-in-Chief of the Idaho National\nGuard, he oversaw the deployment of the 116 th Cavalry brigade, over 4,300 troops sent to\nIraq for one year. He also oversaw the deployment of many missions by the Idaho Air\nGuard.\nIn 2006, Governor Kempthorne was asked by President George W. Bush to return to\nWashington, D.C. to serve as the 49th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.\nHe was confirmed on May 26, 2006 and took the oath of office on the same day.  Upon taking office he instituted department-wide ethics reforms, which were a priority\nthroughout his tenure.  He directed the establishment of a creed, “Stewardship\nfor America with integrity and excellence.”\nIn preparation for the 100th  anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service\nKempthorne led the Centennial Challenge, a groundbreaking public private partnership\nto repair our parks and encourage visitation. A true outdoorsman, the\nGovernor frequently highlighted our national parks as a great American treasure and\nencouraged families and children to get outdoors and explore our lands.  As\nAdministrative Authority for the Freely Associated States in the South\nPacific, Kempthorne visited islands throughout the Pacific.  He worked closely with\nisland leaders to address their unique challenges and facilitate coordination across\nFederal agencies.\nIn his role as Water Master for the Colorado River he helped guide the seven states that\nrely on the water from the river, to properly share the precious water in times of drought.\nHe also delisted the American Bald Eagle from the Endangered Species list, and listed\nthe polar bear as threatened, and as Trustee for Native American Tribes he worked\nclosely with Native American leaders, including addressing education initiatives for\nNative American Children.\nFollowing an engaging career in public service, Governor Dirk Kempthorne served as\nPresident and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) from November\n2010 to August 2018.  He was the chief representative and spokesman for the U.S. life\ninsurance industry before Congress, the administration, in all state capitals, and in the\ninternational arena. ACLI’s approximately 290 member companies represent 95 percent\nof industry assets in the United States.\nGovernor Kempthorne also served as president of the Global Federation of Insurance\nAssociations (GFIA). GFIA represents 41 insurance trade associations from around the\nworld on a broad range of issues affecting the international insurance industry.\nContinuing his public service, Governor Kempthorne serves as the Chair of the USS\nIDAHO Commissioning Committee Advisory Board and on the Board of Directors of\nthe Peregrine Fund.  He was also part of a team of four who successfully evacuated 395\nAmericans and Afghan Allies that were being hunted by the Taliban after the U.S. pulled\nout of Afghanistan. Kempthorne also serves as a director on three national corporate\nboards and travels extensively.\nGovernor Kempthorne and his wife Patricia are both University of Idaho graduates.\nThey are now thoroughly enjoying time with their two grown children, six grandchildren\nand two very active dogs .\n
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