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"Prior to his current appointment, Secretary Ridge served as Assistant to the President for the [[Office of Homeland Security]]. Previously, he was a twice-elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2001. In addition, he was elected to Congress in 1982 and was re-elected six times. ==Belated lobbyist registration==
"After he received In June 2008, Ridge filed a lobbying disclosure form on his law degreework for the government of [[Albania]] -- nearly two years late. Ridge signed a $480, Secretary Ridge was 000, one-year contract with Albania in private practice before becoming assistant district attorney in Erie CountySeptember 2006, to help the country "develop an overall homeland defense strategy based on land, air and sea security. He also served " The contract identified Ridge as an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnamthe "lead on strategic advice" for the Albanian government. Ridge's firm, [[Ridge Global]], earning the Bronze Star no longer works for ValorAlbania. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his J<ref name="Albania">"[http://www.Dodwyerpr. from Dickinson School of Lawcom/members/0623ridge_albania.html Ridge Finally Files Albania Work],"''O'Dwyer's PR Daily'' (sub req'd), June 23, 2008.</ref>
From A spokesperson for the firm said Ridge didn't think he needed to disclose his Albania work. But the [[Justice Department]], which maintains a database of lobbyists working with foreign entities, thought he did. The Department contacted Ridge's firm, "after a story about Ridge's work appeared in the press." According to a September 2006 [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/04/europe/EU_GEN_Albania_US_Ridge.php Associated Press article], Ridge's "main priority" was "to help Albania meet its goal of joining [[NATO]] in 2008." Albania began [http://www.resultsnato.govint/leadershipissues/bio_372nato_albania/index.htmlaccession talks with NATO] in April 2008. <ref name="Albania"/>
*Trustee==Background== "Prior to his current appointment, Secretary Ridge served as Assistant to the President for the [[Center Office of Homeland Security]]. Previously, he was a twice-elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1995 to 2001. In addition, he was elected to Congress in 1982 and was re-elected six times. [http://www.results.gov/leadership/bio_372.html] "After he received his law degree, Secretary Ridge was in private practice before becoming assistant district attorney in Erie County. He also served as an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star for the Study Valor. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his J.D. from Dickinson School of the Presidency]Law." [http://www.results.gov/leadership/bio_372.html]
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'''Thomas J. Ridge''' (Tom Ridge) is was the first Secretary of the [[Department of Homeland Security]](DHS).He headed DHS from January 2003 to February 2005. After leaving the post, he formed a Washington, DC consulting firm, [[Ridge Global]]. <ref>"[http://www.ridgeglobal.com/company_overview/our_people/gov_ridge_bio/index.asp The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge]," Ridge Global website, accessed June 2008.</ref>
*Ridge was born August 26, 1945, in Munhall, near Pittsburgh, but was raised in Erie, PA.
*Office of Homeland Security (October 18, 2001).
*Appointed to National Red Cross Governance Board by President [[George Walker Bush]] (April 17, 2003). [http://www.redcross.org/press/disaster/ds_pr/030417ridge.html]
*[[Department of Homeland Security appointments]]
===Articles===
*[http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/ridge/ Tom Ridge, Governor].
*[http://www.hscb.org/tomridgebio.htm Homeland Security Cultural Bureau] biography of Tom Ridge.
*[http://www.goerie.com/risingson/ Ridge's journey to the national stage], The Rising Son; updated January 21, 2003. Locally produced biography of Tom Ridge.
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