W. Ralph Basham
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| Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security |
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In office June 6, 2006 – February 27, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Robert C. Bonner |
| Succeeded by | Alan Bersin |
| 21st Director, United States Secret Service | |
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In office 2003–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Brian L. Stafford |
| Succeeded by | Mark J. Sullivan |
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November 17, 1943 Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southeastern University in Washington, D.C. |
William Ralph Basham, Jr. (born November 17, 1943) has served at the head of four of the eight US Department of Homeland Security agencies, including as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the largest federal security force in the United States government, director of the United States Secret Service, Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and as one of the first employees as Chief of Staff at the Transportation Security Administration.
Upon leaving government service in April 2009, Basham founded Command Consulting Group, a Washington, D.C.-based international advisory firm which provides security advisory services to government clients and works with companies with security related products and services to develop and market products to federal security agencies.
In 2008, Basham was conferred the rank of Distinguished Executive by former U.S. President George W. Bush. In October 2013, Basham was awarded the Founder's Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Border Patrol Foundation.
A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, Basham received a bachelor's degree from Southeastern University in Washington, D.C. He is married to the former Judith O'Bryan and has three children, Paige, Craig, and Billy, and twelve grandchildren.
Basham's career with the United States Secret Service began in 1970, when he was appointed a Special Agent in the Washington Field Office. He rose rapidly to the managerial level while serving in a variety of assignments reflecting the Service's diverse interests and responsibilities. Consistent with the dual missions of the Secret Service, Basham has served in supervisory positions in both protective and investigative assignments, serving as Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Field Office, the Washington Field Office, and the Vice Presidential Protective Division. Basham also served as the Deputy Assistant Director of the Office of Training and as Assistant Director of the Office of Administration, where he was responsible for the management of the agency's administrative division, including financial management, personnel, procurement and strategic planning.
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