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'''Joseph "Joe" P. Clancy''') is an American law enforcement official. He was the 24th [[Director of the United States Secret Service]]. Clancy was previously head of the agency's presidential protection division until 2011, when he retired and became director of [[corporate security]] for [[Comcast]].<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-secret-service-head-joe-clancy-personally-led-obama-security-n216191</ref>
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==Background==
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Clancy grew up in the [[Philadelphia]] area. He graduated from [[Archbishop John Carroll High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania)|Archbishop Carroll High School]] in [[Radnor, Pennsylvania]], then attended the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point, where he excelled on [[Army Black Knights football|West Point's football team]]. Clancy transferred to [[Villanova University]] and graduated in the late 1970s.<ref name="Rappeport">https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/us/retired-veteran-of-presidents-detail-will-temporarily-lead-secret-service.html</ref>
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==Career==
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After graduating from Villanova, Clancy worked as a history teacher for four years at the former [[Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School|Bishop Kenrick High School]] in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]], and then for a year at [[Father Judge High School]] in Philadelphia.<ref>http://articles.philly.com/2015-09-16/news/66572959_1_clancy-pope-francis-security-plan</ref>
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Clancy joined the [[United States Secret Service]] in Philadelphia in the 1980s. Subsequently, he worked in the New York field office, directing a team of agents that conducted major investigations. He was in charge of security at national special events before joining the president's protective detail.<ref name="Rappeport"/>
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During his work on the presidential protection details he was able to achieve a close bond with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]], and was well regarded by the Obama administration. Clancy was part of the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] protective detail that jogged with President [[Bill Clinton]] in the early days of [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|his presidency]].<ref name=cbs>http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/meet-the-acting-secret-service-chief/</ref>
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Clancy was appointed as acting director following the resignation of [[Julia Pierson]] on October 1, 2014, a position he held until his appointment as director on February 18, 2015 by President Obama.<ref> https://www.dhs.gov/news/2015/02/18/statement-secretary-jeh-c-johnson-appointment-joseph-clancy-director-us-secret</ref>
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On February 14, 2017, Clancy announced his retirement, effective March 4, 2017.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/02/14/secret-service-director-to-step-down-giving-trump-chance-to-select-his-own-security-chief/</ref>
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 13 September 2024

Person.png Joseph Clancy  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Joseph Clancy.jpg
Born1955
Elwood, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materU.S. Military Academy, Villanova University
Director of the United States Secret Service 2014-2017

Employment.png Director of the U.S. Secret Service

In office
October 1, 2014 - March 4, 2017

Joseph "Joe" P. Clancy) is an American law enforcement official. He was the 24th Director of the United States Secret Service. Clancy was previously head of the agency's presidential protection division until 2011, when he retired and became director of corporate security for Comcast.[1]

Background

Clancy grew up in the Philadelphia area. He graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, then attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he excelled on West Point's football team. Clancy transferred to Villanova University and graduated in the late 1970s.[2]

Career

After graduating from Villanova, Clancy worked as a history teacher for four years at the former Bishop Kenrick High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and then for a year at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia.[3]

Clancy joined the United States Secret Service in Philadelphia in the 1980s. Subsequently, he worked in the New York field office, directing a team of agents that conducted major investigations. He was in charge of security at national special events before joining the president's protective detail.[2]

During his work on the presidential protection details he was able to achieve a close bond with President Barack Obama, and was well regarded by the Obama administration. Clancy was part of the Secret Service protective detail that jogged with President Bill Clinton in the early days of his presidency.[4]

Clancy was appointed as acting director following the resignation of Julia Pierson on October 1, 2014, a position he held until his appointment as director on February 18, 2015 by President Obama.[5]

On February 14, 2017, Clancy announced his retirement, effective March 4, 2017.[6]


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