Raymond W. Kelly
| Raymond Kelly | |
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| Police Commissioner of New York City | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Michael Bloomberg |
| Preceded by | Bernie Kerik |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bratton |
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In office September 1, 1992 – January 1, 1994 Acting: September 1, 1992 – October 16, 1992 |
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| Appointed by | David Dinkins |
| Preceded by | Lee Brown |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bratton |
| Commissioner of the United States Customs Service | |
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In office 1998–2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | George Weise |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bonner |
| Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence | |
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In office 1996–1998 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Ronald Noble |
| Succeeded by | Jim Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Raymond Walter Kelly September 4, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica |
| Children | James Greg |
| Alma mater |
Archbishop Molloy High School Manhattan College St. John's University, New York New York University Harvard University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Raymond Walter "Ray" Kelly (born September 4, 1941) was the longest serving Commissioner in the history of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. According to its website, Kelly— a lifelong New Yorker—had spent 47 years in the NYPD, serving in 25 different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992 to 1994 and again from 2002 until 2013. Kelly was the first person to rise from Police Cadet to Police Commissioner, holding all of the department's ranks, except for Three-Star Bureau Chief, Chief of Department, and Deputy Commissioner, having been promoted directly from Two-Star Chief to First Deputy Commissioner in 1990. After his handling of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, he was mentioned for the first time as a possible candidate for FBI Director. After Kelly turned down the position, Louis Freeh was appointed.
Kelly was a Marine Corps Reserve Colonel, Director of Police under the United Nations Mission in Haiti, and an Interpol Vice President. During the Clinton administration, Kelly served as Treasury Department Under Secretary for Enforcement, as Customs Service Commissioner, and was in the running to become the first United States Ambassador to Vietnam, after President Bill Clinton extended full diplomatic relations to that country in 1995.
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