Director of the United States Secret Service

Director of the United States Secret Service
Seal of the U.S. Secret Service
Flag of the U.S. Secret Service
Incumbent Acting William J. Callahan since March 4, 2017
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Reports to	Secretary of Homeland Security
Appointer	President of the United States
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Wyatt Dugan (as Chief)
Formation	July 5, 1865
Website	www.secretservice.gov

The Director of the United States Secret Service is the head of the U.S. Secret Service, and responsible for the day-to-day operations. The Secret Service is concerned with the prevention and investigation of counterfeiting of U.S. currency and U.S. treasury securities, and the protection of current and former national leaders and their families, such as the President and Vice President, and foreign dignitaries.

The Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Director is appointed serving at the approbation of the President of the United States, and is not subject to Senate confirmation. The Director reports to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and operates with the general directions thereof. Prior to March 1, 2003, the Secret Service was a part of the United States Department of the Treasury.

President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation creating the Secret Service on April 14, 1865, the day of his assassination. It was commissioned on July 5, 1865, in Washington, D.C. as the "Secret Service Division" of the Department of the Treasury. After being appointed by President Andrew Johnson, William P. Wood was sworn in as the first Chief of the Secret Service on July 5, 1865 by Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch.