James Loy
| James M. Loy | |
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United States Secretary of Homeland Security Acting |
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In office February 1, 2005 – February 15, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Tom Ridge |
| Succeeded by | Michael Chertoff |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
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In office December 4, 2003 – March 1, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Gordon England |
| Succeeded by | Michael Jackson |
| Commandant of the Coast Guard | |
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In office May 30, 1998 – May 30, 2002 |
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| President |
Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert Kramek |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Milton Loy August 10, 1942 Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Wesleyan University |
| Awards |
Transportation Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal (4) Defense Superior Service Medal Bronze Star with "V" device |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Coast Guard
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| Years of service | 1964-2002 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Battles/wars | |
James Milton Loy (born August 10, 1942) is a former United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from December 4, 2003, to March 1, 2005. Prior to his appointment as the DHS Deputy Secretary, he served as the second administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from 2002 to 2003, and before that as the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1998 to 2002.
Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Loy earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America as a youth and was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award as an adult. Loy entered the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1960. Subsequently, he earned master's degrees in history and government from Wesleyan University, and in Public Administration from University of Rhode Island.
Loy served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, served in combat as commanding officer of a patrol boat in the Vietnam War, and eventually rose to the rank of admiral. In May 1998, Loy became the twenty first Commandant of the Coast Guard, serving in that post until 2002.
As the USCG Commandant, Loy reacted to the September 11 attacks of 2001. In the short term, he supervised the resumption of sea-borne trade throughout the U.S., after the USCG had shut down most major ports after the attacks. In the long term, Loy led the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and was instrumental in ensuring that the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code was approved and implemented in 2002. The code came into effect in 2004.
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