Former Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Thomas Ridge shares thoughts about his experience with the agency during a panel discussion as DHS marks its 15th anniversary at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2018. U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Glenn Fawcett43. G.W. BUSHHOME
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U.S. House of Representatives (1983-1995)
Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001)
Secretary of Homeland Security (2003-2005)
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President George W. Bush talks with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, Director of the Office of Homeland Security, Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library
2/5/2004: Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge introduces President George W. Bush before the President’s speech about homeland security, the Patriot Act, the war in Iraq, and the war against terrorism at the Union Pier in Charleston, South Carolina. (DOD Photo/ National Archives).
