Order of Succession
The order of succession for the Secretary of Homeland Security is as follows:
- Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
- Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
- Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
- Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy (acting as Under Secretary-equivalent)
- Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology
- General Counsel of the Department of Homeland Security
- Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)
- Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection
- Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Chief Financial Officer
- Regional Administrator, Region V, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region VI, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region VII, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region IX, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Regional Administrator, Region I, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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