Department of Homeland Security appointments by Donald Trump

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Department of Homeland Security appointments by Donald Trump.

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  Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.

  Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.

  Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

  Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

  Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments[]

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
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Secretary of Homeland Security
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Chad Wolf[1]
November 13, 2019 January 11, 2021
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Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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Ken Cuccinelli
November 13, 2019
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General Counsel
Vacant
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Inspector General of Homeland Security
Joseph V. Cuffari[2] July 25, 2019
(Confirmed July 25, 2019 voice vote)
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Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security
[3] TBD
(Confirmed May 12, 2020, 62–31)
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Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security
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[4]
December 8, 2017
(Appointed November 6, 2017)
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Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security
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[5]
May 2018
(Appointed April 2, 2018)
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(National Protection and Programs)
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Chris Krebs[6]
August 16, 2017 June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018
(Confirmed June 12, 2018, voice vote)
November 15, 2018
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Office of Infrastructure Protection)
Vacant
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Intelligence and Analysis)
Brian Murphy May 10, 2020
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Management)
Randolph Alles official portrait.jpg Randolph Alles July 8, 2019
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs)
Vacant
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Public Affairs)
Vacant
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Science and Technology)
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[7]
May 30, 2017
Upon Senate confirmation
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Strategy, Policy and Plans)
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Chad Wolf[8]
November 13, 2019
(Confirmed November 13, 2019, 54–41)
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration)
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David Pekoske
August 10, 2017
(Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Infrastructure Protection)
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[9]
November 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Peter Gaynor[10]
January 16, 2020
(Confirmed January 14, 2020, 81–8)
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Deputy Administrator of FEMA
Vacant
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Deputy Administrator of FEMA
(Protection and National Preparedness)
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Assistant Administrator of FEMA
(Administration and Grant Programs)
[11] TBD
(Appointed August 26, 2019)
United States Fire Administration
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Administrator of the United States Fire Administration
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G. Keith Bryant
August 4, 2017
(Appointed May 18, 2017)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Mark Koumans June 10, 2019
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Mark A. Morgan
March 1, 2020
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Matthew Albence
July 5, 2019 August 25, 2020
United States Secret Service
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Director of the Secret Service
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James M. Murray
May 1, 2019
(Announced April 8, 2019)
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Commandant of the Coast Guard
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Karl L. Schultz[12]
June 1, 2018
(Confirmed May 9, 2018, voice vote)
Task Force East
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Director of the Joint Task Force East
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Steven Poulin[13]
June 2020
Joint Interagency Task Force West
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Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West
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[14]
September 2018
United States Coast Guard Academy
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Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy
[15]
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Stacey Dixon[15]
[15]
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Erica Schwartz[15]
[15]

Previous officeholders[]

Office Name Took office Left office Notes
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Secretary of Homeland Security
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John F. Kelly
January 20, 2017 July 31, 2017 Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff.
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Elaine Duke
July 31, 2017 December 6, 2017
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Kirstjen Nielsen
December 6, 2017 April 10, 2019 President Trump announced via tweet, "Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service."
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Chad Wolf

November 13, 2019 January 12, 2021 Resigned due to legal challenges to his authority as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.[16]
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Kevin McAleenan
April 11, 2019 November 13, 2019 [17]
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Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
January 20, 2017 April 11, 2019 Became Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.
John P. Sanders April 15, 2019 July 7, 2019 Mark Morgan became Acting Commissioner. Congressman Bennie Thompson described DHS leadership as "a constant game of musical chairs".
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Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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Russell Deyo
November 1, 2016 April 4, 2017
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Elaine Duke
April 10, 2017 April 15, 2018
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Claire Grady
April 16, 2018 April 10, 2019 Reportedly forced to resign to make way for Kevin McAleenan to become Acting Secretary.[18]
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Management)
August 8, 2017 April 10, 2019
Chip Fulghum April 10, 2019 July 2019 Became COO of Endeavors.
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Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
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David Pekoske
April 11, 2019 November 13, 2019
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Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Homeland Security
Miles Taylor February 2019 2019 Hired by Google in October 2019.[19] In October 2020, Taylor revealed that he is "Anonymous," the author of "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" and A Warning. Taylor is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Intelligence and Analysis)
March 20, 2017 August 7, 2017
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David Glawe
January 23, 2017 March 20, 2017
August 8, 2017 May 9, 2020 Became President and CEO of the National Insurance Crime Bureau
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Brian Murphy
May 10, 2020 August 2020 On July 31, Acting Secretary Chad Wolf informed Murphy that he would be reassigned after DHS compiled intelligence reports on two journalists.[20] In September, Murphy stated in a whistleblower complaint that his superiors pressured him to alter intelligence reports for political reasons.[21]
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Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Strategy, Policy, and Plans)
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James Nealon
July 10, 2017 February 8, 2018
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Legislative Affairs)
April 3, 2017 March 20, 2018
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention)
Elizabeth Neumann February 2017 April 2020 Originally joined Trump administration as deputy chief of staff for DHS Secretary John Kelly.[22] Neumann is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.
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Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(International Affairs)
Valerie Boyd November 2019 November 13, 2020 Forced out by the White House.[23]
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Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security
April 2017 August 2017 [24]
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General Counsel of Homeland Security
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John Mitnick
March 6, 2018 September 17, 2019 Mitnick is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.[25]
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Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Thomas Homan
January 30, 2017 June 30, 2018 Retired.
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Chief of the United States Border Patrol
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Ronald Vitiello
February 1, 2017 April 25, 2017 Resigned to become Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[26]
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Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
April 26, 2017 June 29, 2018 Appointed as the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
June 30, 2018 April 12, 2019 His nomination as Director was withdrawn April 5.[27]
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Mark Morgan
May 28, 2019 July 7, 2019 Named Acting Commissioner of CBP
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Matthew Albence
April 13, 2019 May 28, 2019
July 7, 2019 August 2020 Retired. The Trump administration never had a Senate-confirmed ICE Director.
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Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
August 1, 2018 August 2020
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Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Brock Long
June 23, 2017 March 8, 2019 Announced his resignation February 13, effective March 8, 2019, with his deputy, Pete Gaynor, to serve as acting administrator.[28] The Senate confirmed Gaynor on January 14, 2020.
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Deputy Administrator for Resilience of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Daniel Kaniewski
September 14, 2017 January 31, 2020 [29]
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Director of the United States Secret Service
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Randolph Alles
April 25, 2017 May 1, 2019 Became Acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management in July 2019.[30]
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Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Lee Cissna
October 8, 2017 June 1, 2019 Submitted his resignation at the request of Trump on May 24, 2019, effective June 1.[31]
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Ken Cuccinelli
June 10, 2019 November 13, 2019 Became Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. In March 2020, Judge Randolph Moss ruled that his appointment as Acting USCIS Director violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
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DHS Inspector General
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John V. Kelly
December 1, 2017 June 2019 Retired earlier than planned following revelations that he directed his staff to whitewash audits of DHS performance after federal disasters.[32]
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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Chris Krebs

November 16, 2018 November 17, 2020 Trump terminated his employment after he disputed Trump's claims of election fraud.[33]
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Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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Matthew Travis
November 17, 2020 Submitted his resignation under pressure from the White House following the firing of Chris Krebs.[34]
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Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, CISA
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Jeanette Manfra

January 8, 2020 Manfra announced on November 21, 2019 that she would leave her position at the end of the year.[35] She became Global Director of Security and Compliance at Google.
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Bryan S. Ware

January 2020[36] November 13, 2020 Trump requested Ware's resignation.[37][38]

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