Richard H. Macauley,
Chief of the Uniformed Division
On May 12, 2025, Richard H. Macauley was appointed the 23rd Chief of the Uniformed Division of the U.S. Secret Service. Prior to this promotion, he served as Assistant Chief since October 2023.
Mr. Macauley has more than 23 years of service with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), where he has held numerous executive leadership positions.
As Assistant Chief of the Uniformed Division, he provided executive oversight for the 1,700 sworn Uniformed Division officers, who are a critical element of the agency’s protective efforts.
The Uniformed Division provides physical security for the White House Complex and the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory. The Uniformed Division also provides security for the Treasury Department building and foreign diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C., as well as supports the agency’s protective mission worldwide.
Mr. Macauley’s credentials include several leadership roles at the White House. From 2014 to 2019, he served in various positions in the Uniformed Division’s White House Branch, including as the senior Uniformed Division supervisor in the U.S. Secret Service Joint Operations Center; a watch commander responsible for overseeing more than 200 personnel at the White House Complex; and an inspector responsible for providing strategic leadership and operational oversight for security operations at the White House Complex.
In 2019, Macauley was promoted to Deputy Chief and served in that capacity in the Special Operations Division from 2019 until 2021, and in the White House Branch from 2021 until 2022.
During his 27+ years of federal law enforcement experience, Macauley also worked as the Director for Police Services/Law Enforcement Division for the U.S. House of Representatives, a U.S. Capitol Police Officer, and a Morrisville, Pa., Police Officer.
He has been named U.S. Secret Service Employee of the Year twice, received multiple Life Saving Awards, and was awarded the prestigious U.S. Secret Service Valor Award in 2019 and 2020.
Mr. Macauley is a graduate of the Albany College in London, UK, and of the Homeland Security Executive Leadership in Consequence/Crisis Management Course at the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston, Massachusetts. Additionally, he is an alumnus of the FBI National Executive Institute.