Raymond Kelly
Raymond Walter Kelly (born September 4, 1941) is the longest-serving Commissioner in the history of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. According to its website, Kelly, a lifelong New Yorker, had spent 45 years in the NYPD, serving in 25 different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992 to 1994 and again from 2002 until 2013. Kelly was the first man to rise from Police Cadet to Police Commissioner, holding all of the department's ranks, except for Three-Star Bureau Chief, Chief of Department and Deputy Commissioner, having been promoted directly from Two-Star Chief to First Deputy Commissioner in 1990. After his handling of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, he was mentioned for the first time as a possible candidate for FBI Director. After Kelly turned down the position, Louis Freeh was appointed.
Raymond Kelly | |
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| 37th and 41st Police Commissioner of New York City | |
| In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 | |
| Mayor | Michael Bloomberg |
| Preceded by | Bernie Kerik |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bratton |
| In office September 1, 1992 – January 1, 1994 Acting: September 1, 1992 – October 16, 1992 | |
| Mayor | David Dinkins |
| Preceded by | Lee Brown |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bratton |
| 16th Commissioner of the United States Customs Service | |
| In office July 31, 1998 – January 19, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | George Weise |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bonner |
| Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence | |
| In office June 3, 1996 – July 30, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Ronald Noble |
| Succeeded by | Jim Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond Walter Kelly September 4, 1941 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Veronica |
| Children | 2, including Greg |
| Education | Manhattan College (BA) St. John's University (JD) New York University (LLM) Harvard Kennedy School (MPA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1963–1966 (active) 1966–1996 (reserve) |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Police Career | |
| Department | New York City Police Department |
| Service years | 1960–1994 2002–2013 |
| Rank | Commissioner |
Kelly was a Marine Corps Reserve colonel, director of police under the United Nations Mission in Haiti, and an Interpol vice president. During the Clinton administration, Kelly served as Treasury Department Under Secretary for Enforcement, as Customs Service Commissioner and was in the running to become the first United States Ambassador to Vietnam, after President Bill Clinton extended full diplomatic relations to that country in 1995.
In March 2011, New York Senator Chuck Schumer endorsed Kelly to become the next director of the FBI, and in July 2013, he endorsed Kelly to become Secretary of Homeland Security.
In March 2014, he was appointed as President of Risk Management Services at Cushman & Wakefield, a New York City-based commercial real estate services firm. In 2015, the New York Post reported that Kelly was considering a run for New York City Mayor, citing his "Love for New York City".