Kevin McAleenan
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Kevin McAleenan | |
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Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
In office April 11, 2019 – November 13, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | David Pekoske (acting) |
Preceded by | Kirstjen Nielsen |
Succeeded by | Chad Wolf (acting) |
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
In office January 20, 2017 – April 11, 2019 Acting: January 20, 2017 – March 20, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Randolph Alles (acting) Ron Vitiello Robert Perez (acting) |
Preceded by | Gil Kerlikowske |
Succeeded by | John P. Sanders (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | September 5, 1971
Education | Amherst College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Awards | Service to America Award (2005) Presidential Rank Award (2015) |
Kevin K. McAleenan (born September 5, 1971[1]) is an American attorney and former government official who served as the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security from April 2019 through November 2019.
McAleenan resigned on October 11, 2019, with Trump stating that McAleenan wanted to "spend more time with his family and go to the private sector."[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Matt Bewig (January 14, 2018). "Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Who Is Kevin McAleenan?". AllGov.
- ↑ Tapper, Jake (October 11, 2019). "Kevin McAleenan resigns as acting homeland security secretary". CNN. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
Other websites
[change | change source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kevin K. McAleenan.
- Tom Fox (December 2, 2015). "A conversation on leadership with the deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection". The Washington Post.
- McAleenan Appearances on C-SPAN