United States Secretary of Homeland Security

E2964

United States Cabinet position government office

The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for coordinating national efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism, natural disasters, and other domestic threats.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary of Homeland Security	81
United States Secretary of Homeland Security canonical	16
DHS Secretary	6
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security	2
1st United States Secretary of Homeland Security	1
Sec. Homeland Security	1
Secretary of Homeland Security (through the Commandant)	1
Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States	1
Secretary of Homeland Security on USCIS-related issues	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21265 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Context triple: [Presidential Succession Act, definesSuccessionPosition, United States Secretary of Homeland Security]

A. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
B. United States National Security Advisor
The United States National Security Advisor is a senior official in the Executive Office of the President who coordinates national security and foreign policy strategy and advises the president on related matters.
C. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
D. Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence is the U.S. government official who leads and coordinates the entire intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the President and National Security Council.
E. United States Secretary of Defense
The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the Department of Defense and the principal defense policy advisor to the President, overseeing the nation’s armed forces and military strategy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Target entity description: The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for coordinating national efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism, natural disasters, and other domestic threats.

A. United States Deputy Attorney General
The United States Deputy Attorney General is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the Attorney General’s principal deputy.
B. United States National Security Advisor
The United States National Security Advisor is a senior official in the Executive Office of the President who coordinates national security and foreign policy strategy and advises the president on related matters.
C. United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.
D. Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence is the U.S. government official who leads and coordinates the entire intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the President and National Security Council.
E. United States Secretary of Defense
The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the Department of Defense and the principal defense policy advisor to the President, overseeing the nation’s armed forces and military strategy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position ⓘ government office ⓘ
abbreviation	Sec. Homeland Security ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
firstHolder	Tom Ridge ⓘ
formationDate	2003-01-24 ⓘ
heads	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
inauguralHolder	Tom Ridge ⓘ
isInLineOfSuccessionFor	President of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 6 of the United States Code ⓘ
lineOfSuccessionPosition	18th in the United States presidential line of succession (after 2006 changes) ⓘ
memberOf	United States Cabinet ⓘ linked to: Cabinet of the United States
nativeLabel	Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
officeHoldsJurisdictionOver	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
oversees	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ Transportation Security Administration ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard (in peacetime for homeland security missions) ⓘ linked to: United States Coast Guard U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ linked to: Immigration and Customs Enforcement United States Secret Service ⓘ
participatesIn	Homeland Security Council (when active) ⓘ linked to: Domestic Policy Council National Security Council (when invited) ⓘ linked to: National Security Council of the United States
partOf	United States Cabinet ⓘ linked to: Cabinet of the United States
precededByOffice	Director of the Office of Homeland Security ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
responsibleFor	aviation security policy ⓘ border security ⓘ counterterrorism coordination ⓘ critical infrastructure protection ⓘ cybersecurity coordination ⓘ disaster response coordination ⓘ domestic threat assessment coordination ⓘ emergency management policy ⓘ homeland security policy ⓘ immigration enforcement policy ⓘ maritime security policy ⓘ transportation security policy ⓘ
seat	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
style	Madam Secretary ⓘ Mr. Secretary ⓘ
termLength	no fixed term ⓘ
typeOfRole	executive branch leadership position ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (110)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Presidential Succession Act → definesSuccessionPosition → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

United States Secretary of Homeland Security → nativeLabel → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

United States Secretary of Homeland Security → abbreviation → Sec. Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Coast Guard ensign → authority → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Office of Intelligence and Analysis (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Public Law 115-278 → placesAgencyUnder → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Immigration and Customs Enforcement → subordinateTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

John F. Kelly → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Federal Emergency Management Agency → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Council of the United States → hasMember → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Madam Secretary → usedForOffice → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Management Directorate → positionReportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties → advises → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

National Terrorism Advisory System → managedBy → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

National Terrorism Advisory System → canBeUpdatedBy → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Office of Operations Coordination → supports → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Tom Ridge → positionHeld → U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Commandant of the Coast Guard → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

I&A → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Janet Napolitano → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Office of Risk Management and Analysis → subordinateTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Administrator of FEMA → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Michael Chertoff → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer of DHS → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer of DHS → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Tom Ridge → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

subject linked to: Ridge

Ridge Global LLC → hasFormerPositionOfLeader → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Tom Ridge → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

subject linked to: Ridge Global LLC

Office of the Chief Financial Officer of DHS → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Under Secretary for Management → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

CRCL → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

DHS senior leadership → includesPosition → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Tom Ridge → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

subject linked to: color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System

Office of the Chief Security Officer of DHS → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

John F. Kelly → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

subject linked to: John

Temporary Protected Status → designationAuthority → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

EU–US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting → hasParticipant → U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Michele Ridge → spouseOccupation → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security → reportsTo → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security → headedBy → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 → directs → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Kirstjen Nielsen → positionHeld → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

Chad Wolf → officeContested → United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

DHS Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Customer Service → presentedBy → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Secretary’s Award for Exceptional Service → presentedBy → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Secretary’s Award for Valor → presentedBy → Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Secretary’s Award for Team Excellence → presentedBy → DHS Secretary ⓘ

linked to: United States Secretary of Homeland Security

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