Joseph "Joe" P. Clancy) is an American law enforcement official. He was the 24th

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. Clancy previously served as head of the agency's presidential protection division until 2011, when he retired and became director of corporate security for

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Early life and education

Clancy grew up in the

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area. He graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School in

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, then attended the

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at West Point, where he excelled on West Point's football team. Clancy transferred to

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and graduated in the late 1970s.

Career

After graduating from Villanova, Clancy worked as a history teacher for four years at the former Bishop Kenrick High School in

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, and then for a year at

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in Philadelphia. Clancy joined the

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in Philadelphia in the 1980s. Subsequently, he worked in the New York field office, directing a team of agents that conducted major investigations. He was in charge of security at national special events before joining the president's protective detail. During his work on the presidential protection details he was able to achieve a close bond with

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, and was well regarded by the Obama administration. Clancy was part of the

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protective detail that jogged with President

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in the early days of his presidency. Clancy was appointed as acting director following the resignation of Julia Pierson on October 1, 2014, a position he held until his appointment as director on February 18, 2015 by President Obama. On February 14, 2017, Clancy announced his retirement, effective March 4, 2017.

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