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July 2, 2014

On February, 2010, Mr. John O. Brennan, current Director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, and then Assistant to the President on National Security for Homeland Security and CounterTerrorism thanked Dr. Ingrid Mattson for her leadership, saying:

“Thank you Dr. Mattson for your very kind introduction as well as for your leadership as an academic whose research continues the rich tradition of Islamic scholarship and as President of the Islamic Society of North America where yo u have been a voice for the tolerance and diversity that defines Islam. I know that President Obama was grateful for your words at the national prayer service during the inauguration. We were proud to welcome you and many others to the White House for the iftar dinner with the President, and I thank you for bringing us all together today – leaders and believers of many faiths – Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, Sikh, including many groups who work together in community service.”