Director of the United States Secret Service
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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.
| Director of the United States Secret Service | |
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Emblem of the Secret Service | |
 Flag of the Secret Service | |
| United States Secret Service | |
| Reports to | Secretary of Homeland Security |
| Seat | Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Formation | July 5, 1865 |
| First holder | William P. Wood (as chief) |
| Deputy | Darryl S. Volpicelli (Acting) |
| Website | www.secretservice.gov |
The Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security.[1][2] 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.[3][4][1]
The director is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of, the president of the United States, and is not subject to Senate confirmation.[5] 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.[2][6]
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President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation creating the Secret Service on April 14, 1865, the day of his assassination.[7] It was commissioned on July 5, 1865, in Washington, D.C., as the "Secret Service Division" of the Department of the Treasury.[8] After being appointed by President Andrew Johnson, William P. Wood was sworn in as the first chief of the Secret Service on July 5, 1865, by Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch.[9]
When the Secret Service was established, its head was called the chief of the Secret Service. In 1965, the title was changed to the director of the Secret Service, four years into the term of James Joseph Rowley (1961–1973).[9] The longest-serving head of the Secret Service was William H. Moran, who served under five presidents from 1917 to 1936.
On March 27, 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Julia Pierson to be the twenty-third director of the Secret Service.[10] She became the first female director of the agency.[11] On October 1, 2014, the Secret Service leadership changed to Director Joseph Clancy, a retired agent who formerly led the Presidential Protective Division. On March 4, 2017, Director Joseph Clancy retired, leaving the position vacant until a replacement was nominated by President Donald Trump.[12] Meanwhile, William J. Callahan served as acting director of the United States Secret Service from March 4, 2017, to April 25, 2017. Randolph Alles, former acting deputy commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was appointed director by Trump.[13]
List of chiefs and directors
| No. | Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William P. Wood (1820–1903) | July 5, 1865 | 1869 | 3–4 years | Andrew Johnson | |
| 2 | Hiram C. Whitley (1834–1919) | 1869 | 1874 | 4–5 years | Ulysses S. Grant | |
| 3 | Elmer Washburn (1839–1897) | 1874 | 1876 | 1–2 years | Ulysses S. Grant | |
| 4 | James Brooks (1824–1895) | 1876 | 1888 | 11–12 years | Rutherford B. Hayes | |
| 5 | John S. Bell (1844–1917) | 1888 | 1890 | 1–2 years | Grover Cleveland | |
| 6 | Andrew L. Drummond (1845–1921) | 1891 | 1894 | 2–3 years | Benjamin Harrison | |
| 7 | William P. Hazen (1840–1923) | 1894 | 1898 | 3–4 years | Grover Cleveland | |
| 8 | John Wilkie (1860–1934) | 1898 | 1911 | 12–13 years | William McKinley | |
| 9 | William J. Flynn (1867–1928) | 1912 | 1917 | 4–5 years | William Howard Taft | |
| 10 | William H. Moran (1862–1946) | 1917 | 1936 | 18–19 years | Woodrow Wilson | |
| 11 | Frank J. Wilson (1887–1970) | 1937 | 1946 | 8–9 years | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 12 | James J. Maloney (1896–1959) | 1946 | 1948 | 1–2 years | Harry Truman | |
| 13 | U. E. Baughman (1905–1978) | November 29, 1948 | August 31, 1961 | 12 years | Harry Truman | |
| 14 | James Joseph Rowley (1908–1992) | September 1, 1961 | October 1973 | 12 years | John F. Kennedy | |
| 15 | H. Stuart Knight (1921–2009) | November 7, 1973 | November 30, 1981 | 8 years | Richard Nixon | |
| 16 | John R. Simpson (1932–2017) | 1981 | 1992 | 10–11 years | Ronald Reagan | |
| 17 | John Magaw (born 1935) | 1992 | December 7, 1993 | 1 | George H. W. Bush | |
| 18 | Eljay B. Bowron (born 1951) | December 7, 1993 | April 2, 1997 | 3 | Bill Clinton | |
| 19 | Lewis C. Merletti (born 1948) | June 6, 1997 | March 3, 1999 | 2 years | Bill Clinton | |
| 20 | Brian L. Stafford (born c. 1959) | March 4, 1999 | January 24, 2003 | 3 years | Bill Clinton | |
| 21 | W. Ralph Basham (born 1943) | January 27, 2003 | May 30, 2006 | 3 years | George W. Bush | |
| 22 | Mark J. Sullivan (born c.1955) | May 31, 2006 | March 27, 2013 | 6 years | George W. Bush | |
| 23 | Julia Pierson (born 1959) | March 27, 2013 | October 1, 2014 | 1 year | Barack Obama | |
| 24 | Joseph Clancy (born 1955) | October 1, 2014 | March 4, 2017 | 2 years | Barack Obama | |
| – | William J. Callahan Acting | March 4, 2017 | April 25, 2017 | 52 days | Donald Trump | |
| 25 | Randolph Alles (born 1954) | April 25, 2017 | May 1, 2019 | 2 years | Donald Trump | |
| 26 | James M. Murray (born c. 1968) | May 1, 2019 | September 17, 2022 | 3 years | Donald Trump | |
| 27 | Kimberly Cheatle (born 1972) | September 17, 2022 | July 23, 2024 | 1 year | Joe Biden | |
| – | Ronald L. Rowe Jr. (born 1973) Acting | July 23, 2024 | January 22, 2025 | 183 days | Joe Biden | |
| 28 | Sean M. Curran | January 22, 2025 | present | 97 days | Donald Trump |
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