Joseph Clancy (Secret Service)
| Joseph Clancy | |
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| Clancy seen at the far right of the photo aboard Air Force One in 2009. | |
| Director of the U.S. Secret Service (Acting) |
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| Assumed office October 1, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | A. T. Smith |
| Preceded by | Julia Pierson |
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| Born | Elwood, Indiana, United States |
| Residence | Washington D.C. (Private) Fort Wayne, Indiana (Private) |
| Alma mater | Villanova University |
Joseph Clancy is an American law enforcement official. He is the acting Director of the United States Secret Service. Clancy served as head of the agency’s presidential protection division until 2011, when he retired and became director of corporate security for Comcast.[1] He was appointed to his present position following the resignation of Julia Pierson on October 1, 2014.
During his work on the presidential protection details he was able to achieve a close bond with President Barack Obama, and is well regarded by the White House. Clancy was part of the Secret Service protective detail that jogged with President Bill Clinton in the early days of the Presidency of Bill Clinton.[2]
Clancy grew up in the Philadelphia area. He attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and went on to study at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He excelled at football and he was on West Point's varsity squad. He transferred to Villanova University and graduated in the late 1970s.[3]
After spending a few years as a schoolteacher at Father Judge in Philadelphia teaching history.[4] Mr. Clancy joined the Secret Service in Philadelphia in the 1980s and later worked in the New York field office, directing a team of agents that conducted major investigations. According to a biography provided by Comcast, he was in charge of security at national special events before joining the president’s protective detail.[3] He lives in the Philadelphia area.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Johnson, M. Alex (October 1, 2014). "New Secret Service Head Joe Clancy Personally Led Obama Security". NBC News. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ Garrett, Major (October 1, 2014). "Meet the acting Secret Service chief". CBS News. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Rappeport, Alan (October 1, 2014). "Retired Veteran of President's Detail Will Temporarily Lead Secret Service". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ Fiorillo, Victor Fiorillo (October 1, 2014). "Comcast’s Joseph Clancy Is Now Secret Service Chief". Philly Magazine. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ Hicks, Josh (October 1, 2014). "Meet Joseph Clancy, the new acting Secret Service chief". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
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