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Kimberly A. Cheatle
- Kimberly A. Cheatle is the 27th Director of the U.S. Secret Service, sworn in to office on September 19, 2022
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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). The longest serving head of the Secret Service was William H. Moran, who served under five presidents from 1917 to 1936.
- No fixed term
- William P. Wood (as chief)
Our Leadership. We are a federal law enforcement agency with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and more than 150 offices throughout the United States and abroad. Our diverse work force is comprised of more than 7,000 special agents, Uniformed Division officers, Technical Law Enforcement officers, and administrative, professional, and technical ...
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The Secret Service Division was formed on July 5, 1865 as part of the Department of the Treasury. Chief William P. Wood was sworn in as the first Secret Service chief (now known as “director”) by Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch.
Secret Service responsibilities broadened to include "detecting persons perpetrating frauds against the government." This appropriation resulted in investigations into the Ku Klux Klan, nonconforming distillers, smugglers, mail robbers, land frauds and a number of other infractions against federal laws.
Secret Service headquarters relocated from Washington, D.C., to New York City. The headquarters returned to Washington four years later.
Congress officially acknowledged the Secret Service as a distinct organization within the Treasury Department. However, it was still dependent upon the annual appropriations and the availability of funds, since no enabling legislation existed. (This did not change until July 16, 1951.)
As a result of the assassination of President William McKinley, Congress requested Secret Service protection of U.S. presidents.
The Secret Service assumed full-time responsibility for protection of the President. At this time, only two men were assigned full-time to the White House Detail.
Congress passed the Sundry Civil Expenses Act for 1907, which provided funds for presidential protection by the Secret Service.
Congress authorized permanent protection of the President and statutory authorization for President-elect protection. (Treasury Department Appropriations Act of 1913)
President Wilson directed the Secretary of the Treasury to have the Secret Service investigate foreign espionage in the United States.
Congress authorized protection for the President's immediate family. (Treasury Department Appropriations Act of 1917)
Kimberly Cheatle is the 27th Director of the U.S. Secret Service, sworn in to office September 17, 2022. She is responsible for successfully executing the agency’s integrated mission of protection and investigations by leading a diverse workforce composed of more than 7,800 Special Agents, Uniformed Division Officers, Technical Law ...
Kimberly Cheatle is an American law enforcement officer who has served as director of the United States Secret Service since September 2022. She previously held multiple roles in the United States Secret Service over 25 years. Career. Cheatle joined the United States Secret Service in 1995. [1] .
Aug 24, 2022 · President Joe Biden has appointed Kimberly Cheatle to be the next director of the Secret Service. Biden on Wednesday called Cheatle “a distinguished law enforcement professional with...
Protection of the nation's highest elected leaders and other government officials is one of the primary missions of the Secret Service. After the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley , Congress also directed the Secret Service to protect the president of the United States .
