Biden Announces New Secret Service Director

U.S. President Joe Biden, surrounded by members of the U.S. Secret Service, makes a surprise walk down Barracks Row in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he will appoint Kim Cheatle as the next director of the U.S. Secret Service.

Cheatle has worked for the Secret Service for more than 25 years, including serving in Biden’s security detail when he was vice president in the Obama administration, before moving to the private sector.