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Director of the United States Secret Service

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Director of the United States Secret Service

The director of the United States Secret Service is the head of the United States Secret Service, and is responsible for the day-to-day operations. The Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The service is mandated by the U.S. Congress to carry out a unique dual mission: safeguarding the financial and critical infrastructure of the United States, and protecting the nation's leaders. The director is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the president of the United States, and is not subject to Senate confirmation. The director reports to the secretary of homeland security, and operates with the general directions thereof. Prior to March 1, 2003, the Secret Service was a part of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Infobox

Seat
Washington, D.C.
Deputy
Matthew C. Quinn
Website
www.secretservice.gov
Appointer
President of the United States
Formation
July 5, 1865 (160 years ago) (1865-07-05)
Reports to
Secretary of Homeland Security
Term length
At the pleasure of the president
First holder
William P. Wood (as chief)

Tables

· List of chiefs and directors
Wood, WilliamWilliam P. Wood(1820–1903)
Wood, WilliamWilliam P. Wood(1820–1903)
No.
1
Picture
Name
Wood, WilliamWilliam P. Wood(1820–1903)
Took office
July 5, 1865
Left office
1869
Time in office
3–4 years
President appointed by
Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson
Whitley, HiramHiram C. Whitley(1834–1919)
Whitley, HiramHiram C. Whitley(1834–1919)
No.
2
Picture
Name
Whitley, HiramHiram C. Whitley(1834–1919)
Took office
1869
Left office
1874
Time in office
4–5 years
President appointed by
Grant, UlyssesUlysses S. Grant
Washburn, ElmerElmer Washburn(1839–1897)
Washburn, ElmerElmer Washburn(1839–1897)
No.
3
Picture
Name
Washburn, ElmerElmer Washburn(1839–1897)
Took office
1874
Left office
1876
Time in office
1–2 years
President appointed by
Grant, UlyssesUlysses S. Grant
Brooks, JamesJames Brooks(1824–1895)
Brooks, JamesJames Brooks(1824–1895)
No.
4
Picture
Name
Brooks, JamesJames Brooks(1824–1895)
Took office
1876
Left office
1888
Time in office
11–12 years
President appointed by
Hayes, RutherfordRutherford B. Hayes
Bell, JohnJohn S. Bell(1844–1917)
Bell, JohnJohn S. Bell(1844–1917)
No.
5
Picture
Name
Bell, JohnJohn S. Bell(1844–1917)
Took office
1888
Left office
1890
Time in office
1–2 years
President appointed by
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland
Drummond, AndrewAndrew L. Drummond(1845–1921)
Drummond, AndrewAndrew L. Drummond(1845–1921)
No.
6
Picture
Name
Drummond, AndrewAndrew L. Drummond(1845–1921)
Took office
1891
Left office
1894
Time in office
2–3 years
President appointed by
Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison
Hazen, WilliamWilliam P. Hazen(1840–1923)
Hazen, WilliamWilliam P. Hazen(1840–1923)
No.
7
Picture
Name
Hazen, WilliamWilliam P. Hazen(1840–1923)
Took office
1894
Left office
1898
Time in office
3–4 years
President appointed by
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland
Wilkie, JohnJohn Wilkie(1860–1934)
Wilkie, JohnJohn Wilkie(1860–1934)
No.
8
Picture
Name
Wilkie, JohnJohn Wilkie(1860–1934)
Took office
1898
Left office
1911
Time in office
12–13 years
President appointed by
McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley
Flynn, WilliamWilliam J. Flynn(1867–1928)
Flynn, WilliamWilliam J. Flynn(1867–1928)
No.
9
Picture
Name
Flynn, WilliamWilliam J. Flynn(1867–1928)
Took office
1912
Left office
1917
Time in office
4–5 years
President appointed by
Taft, WilliamWilliam Howard Taft
Moran, WilliamWilliam H. Moran(1862–1946)
Moran, WilliamWilliam H. Moran(1862–1946)
No.
10
Picture
Name
Moran, WilliamWilliam H. Moran(1862–1946)
Took office
1917
Left office
1936
Time in office
18–19 years
President appointed by
Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson
Wilson, FrankFrank J. Wilson(1887–1970)
Wilson, FrankFrank J. Wilson(1887–1970)
No.
11
Picture
Name
Wilson, FrankFrank J. Wilson(1887–1970)
Took office
1937
Left office
1946
Time in office
8–9 years
President appointed by
Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt
Maloney, JamesJames J. Maloney(1896–1959)
Maloney, JamesJames J. Maloney(1896–1959)
No.
12
Picture
Name
Maloney, JamesJames J. Maloney(1896–1959)
Took office
1946
Left office
1948
Time in office
1–2 years
President appointed by
Truman, HarryHarry Truman
Baughman, UrbanusU. E. Baughman(1905–1978)
Baughman, UrbanusU. E. Baughman(1905–1978)
No.
13
Picture
Name
Baughman, UrbanusU. E. Baughman(1905–1978)
Took office
November 29, 1948
Left office
August 31, 1961
Time in office
12 years
President appointed by
Truman, HarryHarry Truman
Rowley, JamesJames Joseph Rowley(1908–1992)
Rowley, JamesJames Joseph Rowley(1908–1992)
No.
14
Picture
Name
Rowley, JamesJames Joseph Rowley(1908–1992)
Took office
September 1, 1961
Left office
October 1973
Time in office
12 years
President appointed by
Kennedy, JohnJohn F. Kennedy
Knight, H.H. Stuart Knight(1921–2009)
Knight, H.H. Stuart Knight(1921–2009)
No.
15
Picture
Name
Knight, H.H. Stuart Knight(1921–2009)
Took office
November 7, 1973
Left office
November 30, 1981
Time in office
8 years
President appointed by
Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon
Simpson, JohnJohn R. Simpson(1932–2017)
Simpson, JohnJohn R. Simpson(1932–2017)
No.
16
Picture
Name
Simpson, JohnJohn R. Simpson(1932–2017)
Took office
1981
Left office
1992
Time in office
10–11 years
President appointed by
Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan
Magaw, JohnJohn Magaw(born 1935)
Magaw, JohnJohn Magaw(born 1935)
No.
17
Picture
Name
Magaw, JohnJohn Magaw(born 1935)
Took office
1992
Left office
December 7, 1993
Time in office
1 year
President appointed by
Bush, GeorgeGeorge H. W. Bush
Bowron, EljayEljay B. Bowron(born 1951)
Bowron, EljayEljay B. Bowron(born 1951)
No.
18
Picture
Name
Bowron, EljayEljay B. Bowron(born 1951)
Took office
December 7, 1993
Left office
April 2, 1997
Time in office
3 years
President appointed by
Clinton, BillBill Clinton
Merletti, LewisLewis C. Merletti(born 1948)
Merletti, LewisLewis C. Merletti(born 1948)
No.
19
Picture
Name
Merletti, LewisLewis C. Merletti(born 1948)
Took office
June 6, 1997
Left office
March 3, 1999
Time in office
1 year
President appointed by
Clinton, BillBill Clinton
Stafford, BrianBrian L. Stafford(born c. 1959)
Stafford, BrianBrian L. Stafford(born c. 1959)
No.
20
Picture
Name
Stafford, BrianBrian L. Stafford(born c. 1959)
Took office
March 4, 1999
Left office
January 24, 2003
Time in office
3 years
President appointed by
Clinton, BillBill Clinton
Basham, W.W. Ralph Basham(born 1943)
Basham, W.W. Ralph Basham(born 1943)
No.
21
Picture
Name
Basham, W.W. Ralph Basham(born 1943)
Took office
January 27, 2003
Left office
May 30, 2006
Time in office
3 years
President appointed by
Bush, GeorgeGeorge W. Bush
Sullivan, MarkMark J. Sullivan(born c.1955)
Sullivan, MarkMark J. Sullivan(born c.1955)
No.
22
Picture
Name
Sullivan, MarkMark J. Sullivan(born c.1955)
Took office
May 31, 2006
Left office
March 27, 2013
Time in office
6 years
President appointed by
Bush, GeorgeGeorge W. Bush
Pierson, JuliaJulia Pierson(born 1959)
Pierson, JuliaJulia Pierson(born 1959)
No.
23
Picture
Name
Pierson, JuliaJulia Pierson(born 1959)
Took office
March 27, 2013
Left office
October 1, 2014
Time in office
1 year
President appointed by
Obama, BarackBarack Obama
Clancy, JosephJoseph Clancy(born 1955)
Clancy, JosephJoseph Clancy(born 1955)
No.
24
Picture
Name
Clancy, JosephJoseph Clancy(born 1955)
Took office
October 1, 2014
Left office
March 4, 2017
Time in office
2 years
President appointed by
Obama, BarackBarack Obama
Callahan, William J.William J. CallahanActing
Callahan, William J.William J. CallahanActing
No.
–
Picture
Name
Callahan, William J.William J. CallahanActing
Took office
March 4, 2017
Left office
April 25, 2017
Time in office
52 days
President appointed by
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
Alles, RandolphRandolph Alles(born 1954)
Alles, RandolphRandolph Alles(born 1954)
No.
25
Picture
Name
Alles, RandolphRandolph Alles(born 1954)
Took office
April 25, 2017
Left office
May 1, 2019
Time in office
2 years
President appointed by
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
Murray, James M.James M. Murray(born c. 1968)
Murray, James M.James M. Murray(born c. 1968)
No.
26
Picture
Name
Murray, James M.James M. Murray(born c. 1968)
Took office
May 1, 2019
Left office
September 17, 2022
Time in office
3 years
President appointed by
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
Cheatle, KimberlyKimberly Cheatle(born 1972)
Cheatle, KimberlyKimberly Cheatle(born 1972)
No.
27
Picture
Name
Cheatle, KimberlyKimberly Cheatle(born 1972)
Took office
September 17, 2022
Left office
July 23, 2024
Time in office
1 year
President appointed by
Biden, JoeJoe Biden
Rowe, Ronald L.Ronald L. Rowe Jr.(born 1971)Acting
Rowe, Ronald L.Ronald L. Rowe Jr.(born 1971)Acting
No.
–
Picture
Name
Rowe, Ronald L.Ronald L. Rowe Jr.(born 1971)Acting
Took office
July 23, 2024
Left office
January 22, 2025
Time in office
183 days
President appointed by
Biden, JoeJoe Biden
Curran, SeanSean M. Curran
Curran, SeanSean M. Curran
No.
28
Picture
Name
Curran, SeanSean M. Curran
Took office
January 22, 2025
Left office
present
Time in office
269 days
President appointed by
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
No.
Picture
Name
Took office
Left office
Time in office
President appointed by
1
Wood, WilliamWilliam P. Wood(1820–1903)
July 5, 1865
1869
3–4 years
Johnson, AndrewAndrew Johnson
2
Whitley, HiramHiram C. Whitley(1834–1919)
1869
1874
4–5 years
Grant, UlyssesUlysses S. Grant
3
Washburn, ElmerElmer Washburn(1839–1897)
1874
1876
1–2 years
Grant, UlyssesUlysses S. Grant
4
Brooks, JamesJames Brooks(1824–1895)
1876
1888
11–12 years
Hayes, RutherfordRutherford B. Hayes
5
Bell, JohnJohn S. Bell(1844–1917)
1888
1890
1–2 years
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland
6
Drummond, AndrewAndrew L. Drummond(1845–1921)
1891
1894
2–3 years
Harrison, BenjaminBenjamin Harrison
7
Hazen, WilliamWilliam P. Hazen(1840–1923)
1894
1898
3–4 years
Cleveland, GroverGrover Cleveland
8
Wilkie, JohnJohn Wilkie(1860–1934)
1898
1911
12–13 years
McKinley, WilliamWilliam McKinley
9
Flynn, WilliamWilliam J. Flynn(1867–1928)
1912
1917
4–5 years
Taft, WilliamWilliam Howard Taft
10
Moran, WilliamWilliam H. Moran(1862–1946)
1917
1936
18–19 years
Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson
11
Wilson, FrankFrank J. Wilson(1887–1970)
1937
1946
8–9 years
Roosevelt, FranklinFranklin D. Roosevelt
12
Maloney, JamesJames J. Maloney(1896–1959)
1946
1948
1–2 years
Truman, HarryHarry Truman
13
Baughman, UrbanusU. E. Baughman(1905–1978)
November 29, 1948
August 31, 1961
12 years
Truman, HarryHarry Truman
14
Rowley, JamesJames Joseph Rowley(1908–1992)
September 1, 1961
October 1973
12 years
Kennedy, JohnJohn F. Kennedy
15
Knight, H.H. Stuart Knight(1921–2009)
November 7, 1973
November 30, 1981
8 years
Nixon, RichardRichard Nixon
16
Simpson, JohnJohn R. Simpson(1932–2017)
1981
1992
10–11 years
Reagan, RonaldRonald Reagan
17
Magaw, JohnJohn Magaw(born 1935)
1992
December 7, 1993
1 year
Bush, GeorgeGeorge H. W. Bush
18
Bowron, EljayEljay B. Bowron(born 1951)
December 7, 1993
April 2, 1997
3 years
Clinton, BillBill Clinton
19
Merletti, LewisLewis C. Merletti(born 1948)
June 6, 1997
March 3, 1999
1 year
Clinton, BillBill Clinton
20
Stafford, BrianBrian L. Stafford(born c. 1959)
March 4, 1999
January 24, 2003
3 years
Clinton, BillBill Clinton
21
Basham, W.W. Ralph Basham(born 1943)
January 27, 2003
May 30, 2006
3 years
Bush, GeorgeGeorge W. Bush
22
Sullivan, MarkMark J. Sullivan(born c.1955)
May 31, 2006
March 27, 2013
6 years
Bush, GeorgeGeorge W. Bush
23
Pierson, JuliaJulia Pierson(born 1959)
March 27, 2013
October 1, 2014
1 year
Obama, BarackBarack Obama
24
Clancy, JosephJoseph Clancy(born 1955)
October 1, 2014
March 4, 2017
2 years
Obama, BarackBarack Obama
–
Callahan, William J.William J. CallahanActing
March 4, 2017
April 25, 2017
52 days
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
25
Alles, RandolphRandolph Alles(born 1954)
April 25, 2017
May 1, 2019
2 years
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
26
Murray, James M.James M. Murray(born c. 1968)
May 1, 2019
September 17, 2022
3 years
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump
27
Cheatle, KimberlyKimberly Cheatle(born 1972)
September 17, 2022
July 23, 2024
1 year
Biden, JoeJoe Biden
–
Rowe, Ronald L.Ronald L. Rowe Jr.(born 1971)Acting
July 23, 2024
January 22, 2025
183 days
Biden, JoeJoe Biden
28
Curran, SeanSean M. Curran
January 22, 2025
present
269 days
Trump, DonaldDonald Trump

References

  1. "Records of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS)"
    https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/087.html
  2. "The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions"
    http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL34603.pdf
  3. "United States Secret Service: Investigative Mission"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130411235304/http://www.secretservice.gov/investigations.shtml
  4. "United States Secret Service: Employment Opportunities - Uniformed Officer"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130414215456/http://www.secretservice.gov/opportunities_ud.shtml
  5. The Boston Globe
    https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/03/26/obama-gives-secret-service-its-female-director/lqfBIX5JQDFfvQjsoX14UP/story.html
  6. On March 1, 2003, the Secret Service was transferred from United States Department of the Treasury to the United States
  7. Time
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081121175550/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1860895,00.html
  8. "The U.S. Secret Service in History"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130308093722/http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/kids/inside/html/spring98-2.html
  9. "Secret Service History"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100219142622/http://www.secretservice.gov/history.shtml
  10. whitehouse.gov
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/03/26/president-obama-announces-key-administration-post
  11. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-name-julia-pierson-as-new-secret-service-director/2013/03/26/b89c655c-963c-11e2-8b4e-0b56f26f28de_story.html
  12. US Secret Service
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170227104428/https://www.secretservice.gov/data/press/releases/2017/17-FEB/GPA-06-17_Director_Clancy_Retirement.pdf
  13. "Randolph D. Alles appointed 25th Director of the United States Secret Service"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170504210251/https://www.secretservice.gov/forms/Director_Alles_Bio.pdf
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