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 Strategy, Policy, and Plans Organizational Chart

Leadership

• Acting Under Secretary, Kelli Ann Burriesci
• Deputy Under Secretary, James W. McCament
• Chief of Staff, Joel T. Meyer
• Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategic Integration and Policy Planning, Drew Kuepper
• Deputy Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement, Matt King
   
• Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Robert Paschall (A)
  • 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, John Cohen
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Screening and Vetting, Vacant
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, Vacant
• Assistant Secretary, Border Security and Immigration, David Shahoulian
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Immigration, Adam Hunter
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Border Security, Roxanna Rodriguez-Torres (A)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Immigration Statistics, Marc Rosenblum
• Assistant Secretary, Trade and Economic Security, Amy Strauss (A)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade, Vacant
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Security, Vacant
• Assistant Secretary, Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience, Thomas McDermott (A)
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy, Thomas McDermott
  • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience, Vacant