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Tom Ridge. 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.
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). Ridge earned a scholarship to Harvard University ...
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Jun 17, 2021 · Tom Ridge, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania and the first US secretary of Homeland Security, was transferred by ambulance to a hospital in the Washington area Wednesday morning after ...
Aug 29, 2022 · BEDFORD – It’s been 27 years since Tom Ridge stepped into the role as governor and surrounded himself with a team that he believed shared his commitment to making Pennsylvania “a leader ...
May 23, 2013 · 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. During his tenure, Ridge worked with more than 180,000 employees from a combined 22 components to come together as ...
Sep 9, 2021 · PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, who is America's first Homeland Security secretary, said he will never forget 9/11. The 76-year-old Munhall native, who is recovering from ...
Ridge remained in the governor’s mansion until 2001, when President George W. Bush tapped him to become the first assistant to the President for homeland security. 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 ...
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