Secretarial
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the federal executive department responsible for public security with its missions involving anti-terroism, border control, transportation security, immigration & customs enforcement, maritime security and search & rescue, cyber security, and civil defense. It is the third largest cabinet department, behind the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, with more than 250,000 employees.
DHS was conceived in direct response to the 9/11 terrorists attacks and formed as a result of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, along with the White House Homeland Security Council.
The United States Coast Guard is one of 22 federal agencies that were incorporated into DHS,
which formally began operations on 1 March 2003.
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Norman Y. Mineta
14th Secretary of Transportation
25 January 2001 - 7 August 2006
Final Secretary of Transportation to serve as the
Coast Guard’s service secretary before the
Coast Guard offcially transferred to the
Department of Homeland Security in March 2003
Secretary of the Coast Guard
Norman Y. Mineta
14th Secretary of Transportation
25 January 2001 - 7 August 2006
Final Secretary of Transportation to serve as the
Coast Guard’s service secretary before the
Coast Guard offcially transferred to the
Department of Homeland Security in March 2003
Secretary of Transportation
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
San Jose, CA
Originally opened in 1949, San Jose International Airport was formally renamed in November 2001
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
in honor of native son, Norman Y. Mineta.
Secretary Mineta served as the 14th Secretary of Transportation, 33rd Secretary of Commerce, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives,
San Jose Mayor & as a San Jose City Councilman.
(June 2010 marks the completion of a major airport expansion, which included the opening of a new Terminal B)
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
San Jose, CA
Originally opened in 1949, San Jose International Airport was formally renamed in November 2001
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
in honor of native son, Norman Y. Mineta.
Secretary Mineta served as the 14th Secretary of Transportation, 33rd Secretary of Commerce, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives,
San Jose Mayor & as a San Jose City Councilman.
VADM Thomas J. Barrett
U.S. Coast Guard Retired
9th Deputy Secretary of Transportation
1 June 2007 - 1 May 2009
23rd Vice Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard
2002 - 2004
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(Heavy 3” diameter x 1/4” thick)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(2” diameter)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
United States Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
United States Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
United States Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
United States Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Office of Homeland Security (OHS)
OHS was the precursor agency to DHS and
operated from October 2001 to January 2003.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Fifth Anniversary 2008
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Fifteenth Anniversary 2018
Tom Ridge
1st Secretary of Homeland Security
24 January 24 - 1 February 2005
Tom Ridge
1st Secretary of Homeland Security
24 January 24 - 1 February 2005
Tom Ridge
1st Secretary of Homeland Security
24 January 2003 - 1 February 2005
2011 Tom Ridge Homeland Security Awards
New York, NY
Federal Enforcement Foundation
Michael Chertoff
2nd Secretary of Homeland Security
15 February 2005 - 21 January 2009
Secretary of the Coast Guard
Michael Chertoff
2nd Secretary of Homeland Security
15 February 2005 - 21 January 2009
Secretary of Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
3rd Secretary of Homeland Security
21 January 2009 - 6 September 2013
Secretary of the Coast Guard
Janet Napolitano
3rd Secretary of Homeland Security
21 January 2009 - 6 September 2013
Secretary of the Coast Guard
Janet Napolitano
3rd Secretary of Homeland Security
21 January 2009 - 6 September 2013
Secretary of Homeland Security
Jeh Charles Johnson
4th Secretary of Homeland Security
23 December 2013 - 20 January 2017
Jeh Charles Johnson
4th Secretary of Homeland Security
23 December 2013 - 20 January 2017
Alejandro N. Mayorkas
6th Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
23 December 2013 - 28 October 2016
John F. Kelly
General, U.S. Marine Corps Retired
5th Secretary of Homeland Security
20 January 2017 - 31 July 2017
Elaine C. Duke
7th Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
10 April 2017 - 15 April 2018
First Deputy to have a personal challenge coin
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
21 July 2017 - 6 December 2017
Kirstjen M. Nielsen
6th Secretary of Homeland Security
6 December 2017 - 10 April 2019
(2-1/2” diameter)
Alejandro N. Mayorkas
7th Secretary of Homeland Security
2 February 2021 - 20 January 2025
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Secretary (S1)
(Generic coin used by various “Acting” Secretaries
during the 2019 - 2021 period; and initially by the
7th Secretary of Homeland Security,
Alejandro N. Mayorkas)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Deputy Secretary (S2)
(Generic coin used by various “Acting” Deputy Secretaries during the 2018 - 2021 period)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Deputy Secretary
(Generic coin used by various “Acting” Deputy Secretaries during the 2018 - 2021 period)
Senior Military Advisor
to the
Secretary of Homeland Security
Military Advisor
to the
Secretary of Homeland Security
Military Advisor
to the
Secretary of Homeland Security
VADM Peter V. Neffenger
U.S. Coast Guard Retired
6th Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
6 July 2015 - 20 January 2017
29th Vice Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard
2014 - 2015
(2-1/4” diameter)
