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Transfer of Authority Ceremony

Release Date: March 23, 2009

March 23, 2009 - The Coast Guard Service Secretary Transfer of Authority officially recognized the transfer of authority as service secretary of the Coast Guard from former Secretary Michael Chertoff to Secretary Janet Napolitano. Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen spoke at the ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.
Last Updated: 06/27/2022
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