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Elaine Duke
Secretary of Homeland Security · 2017
Elaine Duke, Secretary of Homeland Security. The Senate voted 85–14 on the nomination on Apr 4, 2017 (Nomination Confirmed). Elaine Costanzo Duke (born June 26, 1958) is an American civil servant and former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, serving from April 10, 2017 until April 15, 2018. She became acting Secretary of Homeland Security on July 31, 2017, when John F. Kelly assumed the office of White House Chief of Staff. She left the acting position on December 6, 2017, upon the confirmation of Kirstjen Nielsen.
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- Secretary of Homeland Security2017-07-31–2017-12-06
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- Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed85–14 · Apr 4, 2017
Biography
Elaine Costanzo Duke (born June 26, 1958) is an American civil servant and former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, serving from April 10, 2017 until April 15, 2018. She became acting Secretary of Homeland Security on July 31, 2017, when John F. Kelly assumed the office of White House Chief of Staff. She left the acting position on December 6, 2017, upon the confirmation of Kirstjen Nielsen.
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