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Kirstjen Nielsen
Secretary of Homeland Security · 2017
Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security. The Senate voted 62–37 on the nomination on Dec 5, 2017 (Nomination Confirmed). Kirstjen Michele Nielsen is an American attorney who served as United States secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019. She is a former principal White House deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump and was chief of staff to John F. Kelly during his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security.
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- Secretary of Homeland Security2017-12-06–2019-04-05
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- Secretary of Homeland Security
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed62–37 · Dec 5, 2017
Biography
Kirstjen Michele Nielsen is an American attorney who served as United States secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019. She is a former principal White House deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump and was chief of staff to John F. Kelly during his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security.
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