Washington: The Under Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf, has been named the next acting DHS chief, the White House principal deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said.
According to the media reports, US President Donald Trump had picked Wolf to replace Acting National Defence Secretary Kevin McAleenan.
"As the President has said, Kevin McAleenan has done a tremendous job. He'll be leaving after Veterans' Day (November 11) and after he departs, Chad Wolf will serve as acting secretary in the interim," Gidley told reporters late on Friday.
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