Julia Pierson

Julia Pierson

Julia A. Pierson (born July 21, 1959 in Orlando , Florida ) is an American civil servant. She was appointed director of the United States Secret Service on March 27, 2013 by US President Barack Obama .

Life

After graduating from the University of Central Florida , Pierson worked for the Orlando Police Department for three years . In 1983 she became "Special Agent" in the Secret Service's Miami office and from 1985 to 1988 she worked in its Orlando office. She became chief of staff in 2008, and became the agency's chief officer on March 27, 2013 when President Obama appointed her to succeed Mark J. Sullivan . Pierson's appointment was seen as a sign from Obama to fundamentally change the culture within the male-dominated Secret Service. On October 1, 2014, the Secret Service boss resigned in response to various security breaches.

Web links

• Siobhan Roth: FOR HIRE: Secret Service Agent , Smithsonian.com, June 1, 2007, Interview with Julia Pierson (Eng.)
• Obama brings women to the top of the Secret Service for the first time , Der Spiegel Online
• Obama to name Julia Pierson as new Secret Service director , The Washington Post , March 26, 2013

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orlando's Julia Pierson named 1st woman Secret Service head ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Central Florida News, March 26, 2013 
2. ↑ Obama appoints 1st female director of Secret Service , Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013. 
3. ↑ Ewen MacAskill: Obama appoints 1st female director of Secret Service , The Guardian . March 27, 2013. 
4. ^ Secret Service director Julia Pierson quits after White House security breach , National Post . October 1, 2014.