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Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served in the George W. Bush administration as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003 and as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. He was the first person to hold either office.
May 23, 2013 · Thomas J. Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security 2003 - 2005. Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Thomas (Tom) Ridge became the first Director of the Office of Homeland Security. On January 24, 2003, Ridge became the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Apr 30, 2024 · Tom Ridge (born August 26, 1945, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American politician who was governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001) and who later served as the first director of the Office of Homeland Security (2001–03) and the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2003–05).
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In 2002, President Bush nominated Thomas J. Ridge to become the first secretary of the newly created Department of Homeland Security. Tom Ridge assumed this position on January 24, 2003. Ridge announced his resignation after the 2004 presidential election.
His charge to the nation's new director of homeland defense was to develop and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to strengthen protections against terrorist threats or attacks in the United States. Ridge was twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2001.
Jun 16, 2021 · Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, who became the nation's first Secretary of Homeland Security after 9/11, is in critical condition in a Washington, D.C.-area hospital after suffering a...
Jan 24, 2003 · Under the leadership of Tom Ridge, more than 170,000 dedicated Americans, dedicated professionals, will have the overriding mission of protecting their fellow Americans. In October of 2001, when I established the office -- the White House Office of Homeland Security -- I knew immediately that Tom was the right man for the assignment.
