Kirstjen Nielsen
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Kirstjen Michele Nielsen is an American attorney who served as United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019. She is a former principal White House deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump, and was chief of staff to John F. Kelly during his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Official portrait, 2018
Kirstjen Nielsen taking the oath of office as the sixth U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Nielsen at a press conference during Super Bowl LII, February 2018
U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce and Federal Bureau of Investigation announces 23 criminal charges against PRC's Huawei and Wanzhou Meng
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
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The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11, 2001.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Image: Tom Ridge (cropped)
Image: Michael Chertoff, official DHS photo portrait, 2007 (cropped)
Image: Janet Napolitano official portrait (cropped)