Peter James Brown (born Peter James Rogan; October 28, 1963) is a retired

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, who served as the Special Representative for Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery. He previously served as the tenth Homeland Security Advisor in the

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Early life and education

Brown was born in

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and raised in Somers, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the United States Coast Guard Academy in May 1985, followed by a Master of Science in Chemistry from the

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in May 1991 and a

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from the

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in May 1995.

Career

Prior to serving in the

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, Brown was a commander of the Coast Guard's Seventh District in

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. In September 2019, Brown was active in advising President Trump during Hurricane Dorian, accompanying him to

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to provide status updates during the storm. During the

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, Brown defended Trump in several statements, stating that he had briefed the president on models in which Dorian would make landfall in

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. On February 7, 2020, it was announced that Brown would become Trump's Special Representative for Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery, coordinating

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’s continuing recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria and the recent 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes.

Post-retirement

After retirement, Brown endorsed Gino Campana in the

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References

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