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James Lee Witt
James Lee Witt served as the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 1993 until 2001, during which time he transformed FEMA
into a customer-focused model for crisis management. An international consultant and motivational speak, he divides his time between his native Arkansas and Washington D.C.