List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Donald Trump

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Department of Homeland Security appointments by Donald Trump.

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Appointments (first administration)

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

Secretary of Homeland Security
Chad Wolf[1] 		November 13, 2019 January 11, 2021

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Ken Cuccinelli 		November 13, 2019

General Counsel 		Vacant

Inspector General of Homeland Security
Joseph V. Cuffari[2] 		July 25, 2019
(Confirmed July 25, 2019 voice vote)

Chief Financial Officer of Homeland Security 		Troy Edgar[3] May 14, 2020
(Confirmed May 12, 2020, 62–31)[4]

Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security
John Zangardi[5] 		December 8, 2017
(Appointed November 6, 2017)

Chief Medical Officer of Homeland Security
Duane C. Caneva[6] 		May 2018
(Appointed April 2, 2018)

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(National Protection and Programs)
Chris Krebs[7] 		August 16, 2017 June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018
(Confirmed June 12, 2018, voice vote) 		November 15, 2018

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Office of Infrastructure Protection) 		Vacant

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Intelligence and Analysis)
Brian Murphy 		May 10, 2020

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Management) 		Randolph Alles July 8, 2019

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Legislative Affairs) 		Vacant

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Public Affairs) 		Vacant

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Science and Technology)
William N. Bryan[8] 		May 30, 2017
Upon Senate confirmation

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Strategy, Policy and Plans)
Chad Wolf[9] 		November 13, 2019
(Confirmed November 13, 2019, 54–41)[10]

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration)
David Pekoske 		August 10, 2017
(Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Infrastructure Protection)
Brian Harrell[11] 		November 2018
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Peter Gaynor[12] 		January 16, 2020
(Confirmed January 14, 2020, 81–8)[13] 		January 12, 2021

Deputy Administrator of FEMA
 Vacant

Deputy Administrator of FEMA
(Protection and National Preparedness) 		Vacant

Assistant Administrator of FEMA
(Administration and Grant Programs) 		Bridget E. Bean[14] TBD
(Appointed August 26, 2019)
United States Fire Administration

Administrator of the United States Fire Administration
G. Keith Bryant 		August 4, 2017
(Appointed May 18, 2017)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Mark Koumans 		November 18, 2019 February 20, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Mark A. Morgan 		March 1, 2020
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Matthew Albence 		July 5, 2019 August 25, 2020
United States Secret Service

Director of the Secret Service
James M. Murray 		May 1, 2019
(Announced April 8, 2019)
United States Coast Guard

Commandant of the Coast Guard
Karl L. Schultz[15] 		June 1, 2018
(Confirmed May 9, 2018, voice vote)
Task Force East

Director of the Joint Task Force East
Steven Poulin[16] 		June 2020
Joint Interagency Task Force West

Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West
Manuel Padilla Jr.[17] 		September 2018
United States Coast Guard Academy

Member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy 		Michael S. Bruno[18]

Stacey Dixon[18]
Stephen E. Flynn[18]

Erica Schwartz[18]
Daniel P. Walsh[18]

Previous officeholders (first administration)

Office Name Took office Left office Notes

Secretary of Homeland Security
John F. Kelly 		January 20, 2017 July 31, 2017 Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff.

Elaine Duke 		July 31, 2017 December 6, 2017

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."

Chad Wolf 		November 13, 2019 January 12, 2021 Resigned due to legal challenges to his authority as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.[19]

Kevin McAleenan 		April 11, 2019 November 13, 2019 [20]

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".

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Russell Deyo 		November 1, 2016 April 4, 2017

Elaine Duke 		April 10, 2017 April 15, 2018

Claire Grady 		April 16, 2018 April 10, 2019 Reportedly forced to resign to make way for Kevin McAleenan to become Acting Secretary.[21]

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Management) 		August 8, 2017 April 10, 2019

Chip Fulghum 		April 10, 2019 July 2019 Became COO of Endeavors.

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
David Pekoske 		April 11, 2019 November 13, 2019

Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Homeland Security
Miles Taylor 		February 8, 2019 September 2019 Hired by Google in October 2019.[22] 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.

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Intelligence and Analysis)
Robert P. Hayes 		March 20, 2017 August 7, 2017

David Glawe 		January 23, 2017 March 20, 2017
August 8, 2017 May 9, 2020 Became President and CEO of the National Insurance Crime Bureau

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.[23] In September, Murphy stated in a whistleblower complaint that his superiors pressured him to alter intelligence reports for political reasons.[24]

Under Secretary of Homeland Security
(Strategy, Policy, and Plans)
James Nealon 		July 10, 2017 February 8, 2018

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Legislative Affairs)
Benjamin Cassidy 		April 3, 2017 March 20, 2018

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.[25] Neumann is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(International Affairs) 		Valerie Boyd November 2019 November 13, 2020 Forced out by the White House.[26]

Chief Information Officer of Homeland Security 		Richard Staropoli April 2017 August 2017 [27]

General Counsel of Homeland Security
John Mitnick 		March 6, 2018 September 17, 2019 Mitnick is a member of the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform.[28]

Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Thomas Homan 		January 30, 2017 June 30, 2018 Retired.

Chief of the United States Border Patrol
Ronald Vitiello 		February 1, 2017 April 25, 2017 Resigned to become Acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[29]

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

Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 		June 30, 2018 April 12, 2019 His nomination as Director was withdrawn April 5.[30]

Mark Morgan 		May 28, 2019 July 7, 2019 Named Acting Commissioner of CBP

Matthew Albence 		April 13, 2019 May 28, 2019
July 7, 2019 August 25, 2020 Retired. The Trump administration never had a Senate-confirmed ICE Director.

Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 		August 1, 2018 August 25, 2020

Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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.[31] The Senate confirmed Gaynor on January 14, 2020.

Deputy Administrator for Resilience of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Daniel Kaniewski 		September 14, 2017 January 31, 2020 [32]

Director of the United States Secret Service
Randolph Alles 		April 25, 2017 May 1, 2019 Became Acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management in July 2019.[33]

Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
L. Francis Cissna 		October 8, 2017 June 1, 2019 Submitted his resignation at the request of Trump on May 24, 2019, effective June 1.[34]

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.

DHS Inspector General
John V. Kelly 		December 1, 2017 July 25, 2019 Retired earlier than planned following revelations that he directed his staff to whitewash audits of DHS performance after federal disasters.[35]

Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Chris Krebs

November 16, 2018 November 17, 2020 Trump terminated his employment after he disputed Trump's claims of election fraud.[36]

Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Matthew Travis 		November 17, 2020 Submitted his resignation under pressure from the White House following the firing of Chris Krebs.[37]

Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, CISA

Jeanette Manfra

January 8, 2020 Manfra announced on November 21, 2019, that she would leave her position at the end of the year.[38] She became Global Director of Security and Compliance at Google.

Bryan S. Ware

January 2020[39] November 13, 2020 Trump requested Ware's resignation.[40][41]

Appointments (second administration)

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office

Secretary of Homeland Security
Kristi Noem[42] 		Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security 		Troy Edgar[43]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Rodney Scott[44] 		Awaiting Senate Confirmation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 		Caleb Vitello[45] January 20, 2025

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