Breaking News: Julia Pierson Named New Secret Service Director
President Barack Obama named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency’s first female director on Tuesday, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, The Associated Press reports.
Pierson most recently served as the agency’s chief of staff, and she will take over from Mark Sullivan, who announced his retirement last month. The agency has faced intense criticism during Sullivan’s tenure for a prostitution scandal during preparations for Obama’s trip to Cartagena, Colombia, last year, the article reports.