Trump nominates Troy Edgar to serve as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Edgar is currently an IBM executive and is the former mayor of Los Alamitos, California.

Published: December 14, 2024 3:22pm

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that Troy Edgar would serve as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.

"Troy served for me previously as the Chief Financial Officer and Associate Deputy Under Secretary of Management for Homeland Security, where he did an outstanding job managing their $90 Billion Dollar budget, resourcing critical immigration policy, and funding Wall construction," Trump said in an emailed statement.

Edgar is currently an IBM executive and is the former mayor of Los Alamitos, California.

"I am very excited to have Troy on our team, as he will help us Make America Great Again!" Trump said. 

The president-elect also announced Saturday that TRUTH Social CEO Devin Nunes would serve as chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board and that Bill White would serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium.

"Bill is a highly respected businessman, philanthropist, author, and advocate for our Nation’s Military, Veterans, and First Responders. He is the CEO of Constellations Group, and former President of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum," Trump said in an emailed statement. "Bill has worked tirelessly to support Great American Patriots who have given everything for our Country by raising over $1.5 Billion Dollars for our fallen heroes, catastrophically wounded, and severely burned Service Members."

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