Kenneth Kennedy started his federal career more than thirty years ago when he began working at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, processing refugee applicants from the Soviet Union seeking entry into the United States under the Lautenberg Amendment.  After that, he spent over twenty years as a Federal Agent working on national security investigations, and later as his agency's representative to the Law Enforcement Policy SubGroup and the Migration Experts SubGroup of the G-8.  He also managed the Law Enforcement Significant Public Benefit Parole Branch, which brought victims and witnesses into the United States to testify at trials for violations of both federal and state laws.  His final position prior to his retirement in late 2020 was to manage the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Forced Labor Program--a position that he held for more than seven years.  During that time, he developed and expanded the program into new enforcement areas, while conducting outreach and opening discussions to build a comprehensive and just enforcement model that recognizes the concerns of the business community, civil society groups, foreign governments, and other U.S. government agencies, while still balancing both human rights and trade concerns.  In addition, he sought to add a recognition of the need for victim awareness and justice into this law enforcement program.