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United States Secretary of Homeland Security

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. He is a member of the President's Cabinet. The position was created following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other Cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security, such as the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, previously in the Department of Agriculture. It did not, however, include the FBI or the CIA.

Secretaries of Homeland Security:

Name	Term of Office	President(s) served under
Thomas Joseph Ridge	January 24, 2003 - present	George W. Bush

From October 8, 2001 to January 24, 2003 Tom Ridge held the office of Assistant to the President for the Office of Homeland Security, a temporary cabinet-level office that served in an interim capacity until Congress approved the new department. With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge had a change in title.

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