Curran first joined the Secret Service in September 2001 in the Newark field office,later joining the dignitary protection division and working on President Obama's detail.[5] He was promoted to deputy special agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Detail on December 29,2024.[4] Curran served as the special agent in charge of Trump's security detail for four years and sprung to cover him on stage during the first assassination attempt against him on July 13,2024,in Butler,Pennsylvania.[4] U.S. media have identified him as the man wearing sunglasses to the right of Trump in pictures taken as the then-candidate was being escorted off stage.[8] In his role leading the former president's protective team,Curran oversaw 85 personnel.[4]
Director of the US Secret Service
On January 22,2025,President Donald Trump appointed Curran to become the next director of the United States Secret Service. In a statement explaining his decision,Trump highlighted Curran's bravery,writing,"He proved his fearless courage when he risked his own life to help save mine from an assassin's bullet in Butler,Pennsylvania."[4] Before his appointment,Curran had not yet had a posting at Secret Service headquarters,or been promoted to the Senior Executive Service. Appointment as the Secret Service director does not require Senate confirmation.[9]
Curran was ceremonially sworn in on March 10,2025 by United States Secretary of Homeland SecurityKristi Noem,with Trump in attendance. Both Noem and Trump expressed confidence in Curran's abilities to successfully lead the Secret Service.[10] In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity,Curran stated that he was "confident" the agency could solve the investigations into both failed assassination attempts on Trump.[11]
Chief (1865–1965) · Director (1965–present) · # denotes acting director
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