United States Secretary of Homeland Security

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United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Agency overview
Formed	January 24, 2003
Employees	183, 000 (2004)
Annual Budget	$36.5 billion (2004)
Agency Executives	Michael Chertoff, Secretary   Paul A. Schneider, Deputy Secretary
Website
DHS Official site]

The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The position was created following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security, such as the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It did not, however, include the FBI or the CIA.^[1]

Contents 1 Inclusion in the Presidential Line of Succession 2 List of Secretaries of Homeland Security 3 Order of succession 4 References

[edit] Inclusion in the Presidential Line of Succession

Traditionally, the order of the presidential line of succession is determined (after the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and President pro tempore of the Senate) by the order of the creation of the cabinet positions, and is mandated as such under 3 U.S.C. § 19.

On March 9, 2006, President Bush signed HR 3199 as Pub.L. 109-177, which renewed the Patriot Act and amended the Presidential Succession Act to include the Secretary of Homeland Security in the line of succession after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (§ 503). In the 109th Congress, legislation was introduced to place the Secretary of Homeland Security into the line of succession after the Attorney General but that bill expired at the end of the 109th Congress and has not been re-introduced.

[edit] List of Secretaries of Homeland Security

Prior to the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, there existed an Assistant to the President for the Office of Homeland Security, which was created following the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Office was led by Tom Ridge,^[2] then John A. Gordon, and is presently led by Michael Chertoff.^[3]

No.		Secretaries of Homeland Security	Term	President(s) served under
1		Tom Ridge[2]	January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005	George W. Bush
		James Loy, acting[4]	February 1, 2005 – February 15, 2005
2		Michael Chertoff[5]	February 15, 2005 – present

[edit] Order of succession

The order of succession for the Secretary of Homeland Security is as follows:^[6]

1. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
2. Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
3. Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
4. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Policy)
5. Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
6. General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security
7. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)
8. Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
9. Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
10. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
11. Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
12. Chief Financial Officer
13. Regional Administrator, Region V, Federal Emergency Management Agency
14. Regional Administrator, Region VI, Federal Emergency Management Agency
15. Regional Administrator, Region VII, Federal Emergency Management Agency
16. Regional Administrator, Region IX, Federal Emergency Management Agency
17. Regional Administrator, Region I, Federal Emergency Management Agency

[edit] References

1. ^ "Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} "DHS: Tom Ridge, Homeland Security Secretary 2003 - 2005". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
3. ^ "Personnel Announcement". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
4. ^ "Remarks by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Admiral James Loy at the Border Trade Alliance Annual Conference". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
5. ^ "DHS - Secretary: Michael Chertoff". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.
6. ^ "Executive Order: Amending the Order of Succession in the Department of Homeland Security". Retrieved on September 25, 2007.

v • d • e Department of Homeland Security – Leadership Secretary Michael Chertoff ● Official DHS site Deputy Secretary Paul A. Schneider ● Official DHS site Chief of Staff Chad Sweet Executive Secretary / Executive Director for Operations and Administration Fred L. Schwien General Counsel Gus P. Coldebella Senior Military Advisor Rear Admiral Daniel B. Lloyd ● Official DHS site Under Secretary, Management Paul A. Schneider ● Official DHS site Deputy Under Secretary, Management Directorate Elaine C. Duke ● Official DHS site Chief Administrative Services Officer Donald G. Bathurst ● Official DHS site Chief Financial Officer David L. Norquist Chief Human Capital Officer Marta Brito Perez ● Official DHS site Chief Information Officer Scott Charbo ● Official DHS site Acting Chief Procurement Officer Thomas Essig ● Official DHS site Chief Security Officer Jerry Williams ● Official DHS site Under Secretary, National Protection & Programs Directorate Robert D. Jamison ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of Cyber Security and Communications Gregory Garcia ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection Robert B. Stephan ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental Programs Anne P. Petera Under Secretary, Science & Technology Jay M. Cohen ● Official DHS site Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence & Analysis Charles E. Allen ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Stewart A. Baker ● Official DHS site Chairman, Homeland Security Advisory Council William H. Webster ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of International Relations Marisa R. Lino Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development Richard C. Barth ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Private Sector Office Alfonso Martinez-Fonts ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of Strategic Plans Eric Fagerholm Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Emilio T. Gonzalez ● Official DHS site Commandant, United States Coast Guard Admiral Thad W. Allen ● Official DHS site Commissioner, United States Customs and Border Protection W. Ralph Basham ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Julie L. Myers ● Official DHS site Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency R. David Paulison ● Official DHS site Director, United States Secret Service Mark J. Sullivan ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary/Administrator, Transportation Security Administration Kip Hawley ● Official DHS site Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Prakash I. Khatri ● Official DHS site Officer for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Daniel W. Sutherland ● Official DHS site Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement Uttam Dhillon ● Official DHS site Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Vayl Oxford ● Official DHS site Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Connie L. Patrick ● Official DHS site Federal Coordinator, Recovery and Rebuilding of Gulf Coast Region Donald E. Powell ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs/Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey W. Runge ● Official DHS site Inspector General Richard L. Skinner ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs Donald H. Kent Jr. Director Operations Coordination Roger T. Rufe, Jr. (USCG Ret) ● Official DHS site Chief Privacy Officer Hugo Teufel III ● Official DHS site Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs J. Edward Fox ● Official DHS site

v • d • e United States Secretaries of Homeland Security Ridge • Chertoff

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Coast Guard · Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Citizenship and Immigration Services · Customs and Border Protection · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Federal Law Enforcement Training Center · Secret Service · Office of Operations Coordination · Transportation Security Administration Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs National Communications System · National Cyber Security Division · US-VISIT Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology Innovation Division (Including Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency) · Explosives Division · Chemical and Biological Division · Border and Maritime Security Division · Command, Control, and Interoperability Division · Human Factors Division · Infrastructure/Geophysical Division Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis Office of Intelligence and Analysis Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management

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