Jeh Johnson, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will deliver a Landon Lecture at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, at Kansas State University’s McCain Auditorium.

“Secretary Johnson’s visit to Kansas State University is timely as construction of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Bio and Agro-defense Facility gets underway this summer adjacent  to campus,” said Jackie Hartman, the university’s chief of staff and director of community relations. “NBAF will be the nation’s premiere foreign animal disease research lab, and we look forward to hearing about the role it will play in helping DHS keep the U. S. homeland secure.”

Johnson became the nation’s fourth secretary of homeland security on Dec. 23, 2013. Before joining DHS, Johnson served as general counsel for the Department of Defense, where he was part of the senior management team and led the more than 10,000 military and civilian lawyers across the department.