<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Seal of the Department of Homeland Security </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag of the Secretary of Homeland Security </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Incumbent Kirstjen Nielsen since December 6 , 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United States Department of Homeland Security </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Style </Th> <Td> Madam Secretary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Member of </Th> <Td> Cabinet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reports to </Th> <Td> The President </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seat </Th> <Td> Washington , D.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Appointer </Th> <Td> The President with Senate advice and consent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Term length </Th> <Td> No fixed term </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Constituting instrument </Th> <Td> 6 U.S.C. § 112 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formation </Th> <Td> January 24 , 2003 ( 14 years ago ) ( 2003 - 01 - 24 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First holder </Th> <Td> Tom Ridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succession </Th> <Td> Eighteenth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Salary </Th> <Td> Executive Schedule , level 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.dhs.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who is the head of the department of homeland security 2017
Kirstjen Nielsen