Trump Names Sean Curran as Next Secret Service Director

MIAMI - President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Wednesday that Sean Curran will serve as a director of the U.S. Secret Service.

"It is my great honor to appoint Sean Curran as the next Director of the United States Secret Service. Sean is a Great Patriot, who has protected my family over the past few years, and that is why I trust him to lead the Brave Men and Women of the United States Secret Service," Trump said.

Curran is currently the head of Trump's personal Secret Service security detail. He was one of several agents who rushed on stage to protect Trump during a July 13, 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Curran started his Secret Service career in 2001 as a Special Agent in Newark, New Jersey. As an agent, Trump noted that Curran "conducted protection, intelligence, investigations, recruitment, and logistics support" for the district.

Recently, Curran served as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division for Trump during his first term. Overall, Curran has 23 years of law enforcement experience.

He will replace Ron Rowe, who served as acting director since July. After the assignation attempt, former Secret Service Agent Kimberly Cheatle resigned over the agency's failure to stop the would-be attempt on Trump's life.

Trump also survived an assignation attempt at his golf club in West Palm Beach in September. The suspect, a 58-year-old man, was spotted in nearby shrubbery armed with a rifle.

"Sean has distinguished himself as a brilliant leader, who is capable of directing and leading operational security plans for some of the most complex Special Security Events in the History of our Country, and the World. He proved his fearless courage when he risked his own life to help save mine from an assassin's bullet in Butler, Pennsylvania. I have complete and total confidence in Sean to make the United States Service Stronger than ever before," Trump added.