Topic: James Lee Witt
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As the hurricane season opens, it's like a national lottery of fear, and it's a lottery nobody wants to win
Forecasters worried about hurricanes Apr 08, 2004
A dollar in mitigation can forestall about $7 in recovery costs
Blue Planet: Humans fuel natural disaster Nov 18, 2001
If we take care of our natural resources, then our natural resources will take care of us
Blue Planet: Humans fuel natural disaster Nov 18, 2001
James Lee Witt (born January 6, 1944) was Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the administration of President Bill Clinton.
Witt was born in Paris, Arkansas, and was raised in Dardanelle, in Yell County, Arkansas. He founded a construction business in 1968. At 34, he was elected County Judge of Yell County. Witt was re-elected to the post six times and was recognized by the National Association of Counties for his work. Witt was a charter Board Chairman of Child Development Inc., which works to advance Head Start programs.
In 1988, Witt was appointed by then-Governor Bill Clinton to be the head of the Arkansas Office of Emergency Services where he reorganized the state's emergency management process.
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