Randolph Alles

Randolph Alles
Acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
Assumed office
July 8, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byChip Fulghum (acting)
Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management
Assumed office
July 8, 2019
Acting: May 7, 2019 – July 8, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byChip Fulghum
25th Director of the United States Secret Service
In office
April 25, 2017[1] – May 1, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyWilliam J. Callahan
Preceded byJoseph Clancy
Succeeded byJames M. Murray
Acting Deputy Commissioner of the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
In office
January 20, 2017 – April 25, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKevin McAleenan
Succeeded byRon Vitiello (acting)
Personal details
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Houston, Texas, US
Children2[2]
EducationTexas A&M University
Naval War College
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1976–2011
Rank Major General
Unit3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Battles/warsOperation Iraqi Freedom

Randolph D. "Tex" Alles (born 1954) is an American law enforcement officer and government official who currently serves as the Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management and the de facto head of the DHS Management Directorate, under the various titles of both Acting Under Secretary and Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary. He also served as the 25th Director of the United States Secret Service from April 2017 to May 2019, and previously as the acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as in the United States Marine Corps, in which he reached the rank of major general.

  1. ^ "Retired Gen. Randolph 'Tex' Alles to lead Secret Service". UPI.
  2. ^ "Director of the United States Secret Service: Who Is Randolph Alles?". AllGov.