Bush nominates Chertoff for new Secretary of Homeland Security
{{date|January 11, 2005}}

U.S. President [[w:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] nominated Federal Judge Michael Chertoff as the next [[w:United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]], replacing Secretary Tom Ridge who plans to step down Feb. 1.

Judge Chertoff has been approved by the [[w:United States Senate|Senate]] on three previous occasions and is currently a U.S. Appeals Court judge in [[w:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. He is considered a "safe" candidate, likely to pass Senate scrutiny, a key characteristic after the [[w:White House|White House]]'s previous candidate, former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, withdrew after personal information was made public.

At the time of the [[w:September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11 attacks]], Judge Chertoff was in the [[w:United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] and became involved as one of the architects of the [[w:Patriot Act|Patriot act]].

If confirmed Chertoff vowed his primary focus as Secretary to be, "promoting our homeland security and, as important, to preserving our fundamental liberties."

== Sources ==
* {{source|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1280395.htm |title=Bush nominates new homeland security chief |author= |pub=Reuters |date=Wednesday, January 12, 2005. 8:14am (AEDT)}}
* {{source|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-01-11-voa70.cfm |title=Bush Homeland Security Nominee Known as Legal Architect of War on Terror |author=Jim Malone |pub=Voice of America |date=11-January-2005}}
* {{source|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4278721 |title=Profile of Homeland Security Nominee Michael Chertoff |author=Madeleine Brand |pub=National Public Radio |date=January 11, 2005}}
* {{source|url=http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=8&id=324486 |title=Bush picks Chertoff to be new homeland security chief |author=Kyodo News |pub=Japan Today |date=Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 02:00 JST}}
* {{source|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=404061 |title=Bush Picks Ex-Prosecutor for Homeland Post |author=[[Associated Press|AP]] |pub=ABC News (US) |date=Jan 11, 2005}}

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U.S. President George W. Bush nominated Federal Judge Michael Chertoff as the next Secretary of Homeland Security, replacing Secretary Tom Ridge who plans to step down Feb. 1.

Judge Chertoff has been approved by the Senate on three previous occasions and is currently a U.S. Appeals Court judge in Philadelphia. He is considered a "safe" candidate, likely to pass Senate scrutiny, a key characteristic after the White House's previous candidate, former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, withdrew after personal information was made public.

At the time of the September 11 attacks, Judge Chertoff was in the Justice Department and became involved as one of the architects of the Patriot act.

If confirmed Chertoff vowed his primary focus as Secretary to be, "promoting our homeland security and, as important, to preserving our fundamental liberties."
January 11, 2005 United States Politics and conflicts