Ur Jaddou is the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the federal agency primarily responsible for work permits, green cards, naturalization, and more. Director Jaddou will discuss the global talent provisions of President Biden’s Executive Orders on immigration and artificial intelligence, especially how USCIS is expanding the ability of highly skilled immigrants with expertise in critical and emerging technologies to study, stay, and work in the United States.

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Ur Jaddou

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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Fred Schmidt

Capital Factory

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