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Sep 1, 2009 · Tom Ridge was named director of the Office of Homeland Security shortly after the attacks of 9/11. He went on to serve as the country's first secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 until 2005.
Feb 19, 2003 · Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge discusses his efforts to prepare Americans for a possible terrorist attack. Read the Full Transcript. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human ...
Born in Pittsburgh’s Steel Valley and raised in Erie, PA, Governor Tom Ridge is well known as one of our nation’s most respected public servants. From his decorated service in Vietnam to Congress, from the Governor’s Office to serving as our nation’s first Homeland Security Secretary, he is well respected across the nation and overseas ...
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.
Feb 1, 2022 · Erie's Tom Ridge, former U.S. representative, two-term governor of Pennsylvania and the first director of the Office of Homeland Security, is being honored as the 2022 recipient of the William ...
Jan 24, 2019 · Tom Ridge, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania, headed the office, assuming the title of assistant to the president for homeland security. Ridge began his duties on Oct. 8, 2001.
Oct 5, 2022 · On September 20, at a joint session of Congress, Pres. George W. Bush announced the creation of the new Office of Homeland Security, to be headed by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge.
