KIRSTJEN NIELSEN

45. TRUMP
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OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Kirstjen Michele Nielsen 

BORN:
May 14, 1972,
Colorado Springs, Colorado

EDUCATION:
Georgetown University (BS in Foreign Service)
University of Virginia (JD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1994-1997:
Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator Connie Mack III
1999-2002:
Attorney, Haynes and Boone, LLP
2002-2004:
Director, Transportation Security Administration Office of Legislative Policy 
2003-2007:
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Prevention, Preparedness and Response
2012-2016:
Founder and President of Sunesis Consulting LLC
1/20/2017-7/31/2017:
Chief of Staff, Department of Homeland Security
9/6/2017-12/6/2017
White House Principal Deputy Chief of Staff
2017-2019:
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

RESOURCES:
Department of Homeland Security
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT:

DHS Photo

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Donald J. Trump, joined by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen listens to Sheriff Justin Smith of Fort Collins, Colorado at a law enforcement round table on sanctuary cities in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead )

Profile (Politico, 9/8/2017)
Nomination, 10/11/2017  (WP, NYT,  WSJ, Politico)
Hearing, 11/8/2017 (WP, NYT)
Confirmation, 12/5/2017 (NYT, WP, WSJ, Politico)
Resignation Threat, 5/12/2018 (NYT, WP)
Protector (NYT, 6/19/2018)
Trump Preparing to Remove, 11/12/2018 (WP, WP, WSJ)
Resignation, 4/7/2019 (WP, NYT, WSJ, Politico)