Remarks by Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John K. Hurley at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists Assembly Conference

Good morning. Thank you, Justine, for that very kind introduction, and thank you all for allowing me to speak with you today. As the biography that Justine just read indicated, I had the opportunity right after college to serve in the U.S. Army. What the bio does not include is that my father was a career Air Force officer who then went on to run a large state university. So for my siblings and me growing up, public service was the family business. And while I had a wonderful 30-year career building and running an investment business, I'm honored and very happy to again have the chance to serve.It's only been about two months since my Senate confirmation, but I was able to spend time as a counselor beforehand to come up to speed, which has given me most of this year to prepare for the