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    Michael Chertoff

    2nd Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States

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  1. Michael Chertoff. Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff previously served as a United ...

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  2. Sep 5, 2015 · Head of Homeland Security – Michael Chertoff. 3. Chairman Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board – Richard Perle. 4. Deputy Defense Secretary (Former) – Paul Wolfowitz. 5. Under Secretary of Defense – Douglas Feith. 6. National Security Council Advisor – Elliott Abrams. 7. Vice President Dick Cheney’s Chief of Staff (Former) – “Scooter” Libby. 8.

  3. Apr 30, 2024 · Michael Chertoff, American lawyer who was secretary of the Department of Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009. He previously served in the Department of Justice Criminal Division and later as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Learn more about Chertoffs life and career.

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  4. Sep 7, 2021 · To discuss this in the aftermath of 9/11, and the implications for Homeland Security in the United States and elsewhere, it's a great privilege to have Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security during a pivotal time, from 2005 to 2009 - during the Bush administration.

  5. Chertoff has served as a United States Court of Appeals judge, federal prosecutor and assistant U.S. Attorney General. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Chertoff attended Harvard University, graduating in 1975. He then graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1978, going on to clerk for appellate judge Murray Griffin for a year before ...

  6. Sep 9, 2021 · Former head of Homeland Security and co-author of the USA Patriot Act says U.S. needs a strategy for dislodging terrorist groups. Sep 09, 2021. By Elaine McArdle. Michael Chertoff ’78 has held a number of high-level federal positions including as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, but he is best known for serving as U ...

  7. Chertoff was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on November 28, 1953. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1975 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1978. He is currently the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Chertoff Group, focusing on risk identification, analysis, and mitigation, crisis management, and providing strategic ...