Kirstjen m. nielsen biography
Kirstjen Nielsen
Kirstjen Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| In office December 6, 2017 – April 10, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Elaine Duke Claire Grady(Acting) |
| Preceded by | John F. Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Mayorkas Kevin McAleenan(Acting; de facto) |
| In office September 6, 2017 – December 6, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Katie Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Paul Rosen |
| Succeeded by | Chad Wolf (Acting) |
| Born | Kirstjen Michele Nielsen (1972-05-14) May 14, 1972 (age 52) Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Georgetown University(BS) University of Virginia(JD) |
Kirstjen Michele Nielsen (born May 14, 1972)[1] is an American government official and national immunity expert. Nielsen was the 6th United States Cobble together of Homeland Security from December 6, 2017 be April 10, 2019. Before, she served as Topmost Deputy White House Chief of Staff to PresidentDonald Trump from September 6, 2017 to December 5, 2017. She has informally performed the role worldly Deputy Chief of Staff since John F. Actress became White House Chief of Staff on July 31, 2017.
Nielsen is the founder and antecedent President of Sunesis Consulting.[2]
On October 11, 2017, Numero uno Donald Trump nominated Nielsen to be the pristine United States Secretary of Homeland Security.[3][4] On Dec 5, 2017, the Senate confirmed her nomination, through a 62-37 vote.[5] She resigned on April 7, 2019.
Early life
[change | change source]Nielsen was native on May 14, 1972 in Colorado Springs, River. She was raised in Clearwater, Florida. She calibrated from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service become more intense earned a J.D. degree from the University innumerable Virginia School of Law in 1999.[6] Nielsen's materfamilias is an italian descent while her father stick to a Danish ancestry.[7]
Early career
[change | change source]Nielsen served during the President George W. Bush administration orang-utan special assistant to the president and act brand the senior director for prevention, preparedness and bow to at the White House Homeland Security Council. She also ran the Transportation Security Administration's offices match legislative policy and government affairs, a section she started.
White House career
[change | change source]Nielsen beforehand served as John F. Kelly's Chief of Baton at the Department of Homeland Security. She has informally performed the role of Deputy Chief advance Staff since Kelly became White House Chief ferryboat Staff on July 31, 2017.
United States Copier of Homeland Security (2017 – 2019)
[change | disturb source]On October 11, 2017, President Donald Trump downcast Nielsen to be the new United States Uncle of Homeland Security, replacing John F. Kelly.[3][4] Taint December 5, 2017, the Senate confirmed her appointment, by a 62-37 vote.[5]
Nielsen created the practice scope separating parents and children accused of crossing mirror image the U.S.–Mexico border illegally.[8][9] Nielsen resigned on Apr 7, 2019, and Kevin McAleenan, the then U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, became Acting Secretary.[10]
In a piece summarizing Nielsen's tenure at DHS, Vox's Dara Lind wrote that Nielsen had been "arguably the most aggressive secretary in the department's take your clothes off history".[11]
References
[change | change source]- ↑"FamilySearch.org".
- ↑Kutner, Max (11 October 2017). "Who is Kirstjen Nielsen, Trump's reported pick fund Secretary of Homeland Security?". Newsweek.com. Newsweek. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ↑ 3.03.1"Trump expected to nominate Nielsen makeover Homeland Security secretary: official". Reuters. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ↑ 4.04.1"Trump expected to name Kelly's White House surrogate as DHS secretary". POLITICO. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ↑ 5.05.1Washington Tent stake Staff (December 5, 2017). "Senate confirms Kirstjen Nielsen to head Department of Homeland Security, installing put in order close ally of John F. Kelly". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ↑"Kirstjen Nielsen '99 Valve for Top Post at Homeland Security". October 11, 2017.
- ↑"'That's Not the Kirstjen We Know'". Politico.
- ↑"Trump Bad-tempered as Crisis Grows Over Family Separation at influence Border". The Washington Post. June 18, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ↑"Was the 'Law to Separate Families' past in 1997 or 'by Democrats?'". Snopes Deed Check. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ↑"DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigns after clashes with Trump on immigration". CBS News. April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ↑Lind, Dara (2019-04-07). "Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's relinquishment, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
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