John Tien

John Tien
8th United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
In office
June 24, 2021 – July 20, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDavid Pekoske (acting)
Succeeded byKristie Canegallo (acting)
Personal details
Born
John Kai Tien Jr.

1963 (age 60–61)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
SpouseTracy Franklin
Children2
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Queen's College, Oxford (BA)
AwardsRhodes Scholarship
White House Fellowship
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1987–2011
RankColonel

John Kai Tien Jr.[1][2] (born 1963) is an American government official and retired United States Army officer who served as the United States deputy secretary of homeland security in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2023.

  1. ^ "John Kai Tien Jr". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1989. p. 951.