U.S. flag
        An official website of the United States government
          Here’s how you know
        Here’s how you knowGovernment Website**Official websites use .gov**
              
                              A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
        Safely connect using HTTPS**Secure .gov websites use HTTPS**
              
              A **lock**
                (A locked padlock)
                or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.  
 Menu

      close
        
                            Enter Search Term
                Search
      Topics
      
                
  
          Topics


      
        Topics
    
    
              Border Security
      
    
              Citizenship and Immigration
      
    
              Cybersecurity
      
    
              Disasters
      
    
              Election Security
      
    
              Homeland Security Enterprise
      
    
              Human Trafficking
      
    
              Immigration and Customs Enforcement
      
    
              Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence
      
    
              Resilience
      
    
              Science and Technology
      
    
              Trade and Economic Security
      
    
              Transportation Security
      
    
              News
      
                
  
          News


      
        News
    
    
              All DHS News
      
    
              Apps
      
    
              Blog
      
    
              Comunicados de Prensa
      
    
              Data
      
    
              Events
      
    
              Fact Sheets
      
    
              Featured News
      
    
              Homeland Security LIVE
      
    
              Media Contacts
      
    
              Media Library
      
    
              National Terrorism Advisory System
      
    
              Press Releases
      
    
              Publications Library
      
    
              Social Media
      
    
              Speeches
      
    
              Subscribe
      
    
              Testimony
      
    
              In Focus
      
                
  
          In Focus


      
        In Focus
    
    
              Addressing Climate Change
      
    
              Artificial Intelligence at DHS
      
    
              Cybersecurity
      
    
              Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
      
    
              Honoring Veterans
      
    
              Migration and Borders
      
    
              Operation Allies Welcome
      
    
              Recognizing DHS Excellence
      
    
              Uniting for Ukraine
      
    
              How Do I?
      
                
  
          How Do I?


      
        How Do I?
    
    
              Alphabetical Listing
      
    
              At DHS
      
    
              For Businesses
      
    
              For Travelers
      
    
              For the Public
      
    
              Get Involved
      
                
  
          Get Involved


      
        Get Involved
    
    
              #BeCyberSmart
      
    
              Blue Campaign
      
    
              Citizen Corps
      
    
              If You See Something, Say Something®
      
    
              Know2Protect
      
    
              Nationwide SAR Initiative
      
    
              REAL ID
      
    
              Ready.gov
      
    
              Stop the Bleed
      
    
              US Coast Guard Auxiliary
      
    
              About DHS
      
                
  
          About DHS


      
        About DHS
    
    
              Budget & Performance
      
    
              Contact Us
      
    
              Employee Resources
      
    
              History
      
    
              Homeland Security Careers
      
    
              In Memoriam
      
    
              Laws & Regulations
      
    
              Leadership
      
    
              Mission
      
    
              Organization
      
    
              Priorities
      
    
              Site Links Breadcrumb
Home
  Leadership
  Jeohn Salone Favors

     About DHS
                
      Budget & Performance
                
                    
      
      Contact Us
                
                    
      
      Employee Resources
                
                    
      
      History
                
                    
      
      Homeland Security Careers
                
                    
      
      In Memoriam
                
                    
      
      Laws & Regulations
                
                    
      
      Leadership
                
                    
      
      Mission
                
                    
      
      Organization
                
                    
      
      Priorities
                
                    
      
      Site LinksJeohn Salone Favors
Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy

            Jeohn Salone Favors Official PortraitJeohn Salone Favors Official Portrait | View Original

Jeohn Salone Favors serves as the Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In this capacity, he leads the DHS headquarters components responsible for policy development, strategic planning, and enterprise coordination of Department programs spanning counterterrorism and emerging threats, counternarcotics, global transportation security, screening and vetting, unmanned aircraft systems, transnational organized crime, human trafficking, child sexual exploitation and abuse, and targeted violence prevention. In addition, Mr. Favors is responsible for development and coordination of Department-wide law enforcement policies, including those aimed at ensuring the highest standards of performance, accountability, transparency, support, and training for the 80,000+ law enforcement officers serving across the homeland security enterprise—the largest federal law enforcement entity in the U.S. government.
 
Prior to joining DHS, Mr. Favors served as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice. At DOJ, Mr. Favors shepherded criminal and counterintelligence investigations and enforcement related to domestic and international terrorism, espionage, foreign malign influence, transnational repression, nation-state cyber activity, sanctions evasion, export controls, and foreign investment security review. Before joining DOJ, Mr. Favors worked at the New York City law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz where he tried multibillion dollar cases before judge and jury, helped resolve other high-stakes corporate and commercial disputes, and provided pro bono criminal defense services to indigent clients. During law school, Mr. Favors worked as a public defender in Massachusetts state courts and served on the trial team that defended and won acquittal of a prominent professional athlete in highly publicized murder trial.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Favors served domestically and internationally as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, as an operations officer with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Clandestine Service, and as a member of the National Security Council staff at the White House. During war zone and other hostile area deployments, Mr. Favors embedded with U.S. special operations forces to thwart terrorist plots against the homeland and to disrupt other top-tier counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and weapons proliferation threats. At the White House, he worked on Middle East and North Africa issues, and was a member of the small team of White House personnel tasked by President Obama to orchestrate and oversee the Obama-Biden administration’s then-secret, backchannel contacts and engagements with Iran, which ultimately culminated in the Iran nuclear deal. Years later, as a member of President-Elect Biden’s Transition Team, Mr. Favors co-led policy development and strategic planning for the incoming Biden-Harris administration’s readiness review of the U.S. Intelligence Community, the Intelligence Programs Directorate of the National Security Council, and the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.

A native of rural South Louisiana, Mr. Favors began his career in public service as a volunteer Firefighter-EMT who deployed to New Orleans and helped rescue and evacuate hundreds of disaster victims from catastrophic flooding in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Favors holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

    Last Updated: 04/11/2024
  
Was this page helpful?
  Yes
NoThis page was not helpful because the content
  has too little information
has too much information
is confusing
is out-of-date Return to top

           Topics
      
    
                  News
      
    
                  In Focus
      
    
                  How Do I?
      
    
                  Get Involved
      
    
                  About DHS
                            
        U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal
      
    DHS.gov
                  An official website of the U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityAbout DHS
                              Accessibility
                              Budget and Performance
                              DHS Components
                              FOIA Requests
                              No FEAR Act Data
                              Privacy Policy
                              Site Links
                              Office of Inspector General
                              The White House
                              USA.gov

                        Looking for U.S. government information and services?
                Visit USA.gov