Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

DHS Policy is the mission-oriented, component-focused organization for the Secretary, Deputy, and the Component Heads, to:

• Advise the Secretary and Deputy Secretary
• Develop policy, including representing the Department in Interagency fora
• Coordinate and unify policy positions
• Lead and coordinate international engagement and negotiations
• Operate programs (REAL ID and Visa Waiver Program)
• Lead the development of operational and resource allocation guidance
• Develop strategies
• Develop operational plans
• Collect, maintain, and report immigration data

Organizational chart

Office of Policy Organizational Chart

Leadership

• Under Secretary, Chad F. Wolf (Acting Secretary)
• Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary, Scott L. Glabe
• Deputy Under Secretary, James W. McCament
• Chief of Staff, David R. Dorey
• Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategic Integration and Policy Planning, Drew Kuepper
• Deputy Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement, Matt King
   
• Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Valerie S. Boyd
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere, David Cloe
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Eastern Hemisphere, Robert Paschall
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Engagement, John Gountanis
• Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, Meghann Peterlin (A)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Screening and Vetting, Alex Zemek
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, David R. Dorey (A)
• Assistant Secretary, Border Security and Immigration, Sarah Rehberg
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Immigration, Sheila Mahmoudi (A)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Border Security, Roxanna Rodriguez-Torres (A)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Immigration Statistics, Marc Rosenblum
• Assistant Secretary, Trade and Economic Security, Scott Glabe
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade, Michael Ding
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Security, Scott Friedman
• Assistant Secretary, Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience, Matt Hayden (A)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy, Thomas McDermott
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience, Pedro Allende