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Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Appointment of Roger Mackin as Principal Deputy Under Secretary for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Release Date: September 10, 2008

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Mackin as Principal Deputy Under Secretary for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security. Roger brings an extensive background in intelligence gathering and antiterrorism efforts spanning over four decades.

Roger is returning to public service after nearly four years in the private sector, where he furthered the development of fusion centers around the country. Immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Roger was called on to support the New York City Police Department with various counterterrorism efforts. He later served as director of the intelligence program for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and was then appointed as U.S. Interdiction Coordinator. During his tenure, the government achieved record-level removal of cocaine from sea and air smuggling routes in Latin America. Concurrently, he stood up the newly created Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement and served as its first director under then-Secretary Tom Ridge.

Roger received an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami. His service to the nation began in the United States Air Force, where he earned two bronze stars for special operations assignments in Vietnam. He advanced to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force reserves upon conclusion of his active duty service, at which time he launched a career as an operations, paramilitary and counter-intelligence officer in the Central Intelligence Agency that lasted nearly 30 years.

I am deeply grateful for Roger’s remarkable record of service to his country and for his enthusiasm to return to public service and contribute even further to the safety and security of our homeland.

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