Carla Provost

Carla Provost
Chief of United States Border Patrol
Assumed office
April 25, 2017
Acting: April 25, 2017 – August 9, 2018
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Ronald Vitiello
Personal details
Born 1969/1970 (age 48–49)
Burlingame, Kansas
Children 1 daughter
Alma mater Kansas State University (BS)

Carla Provost (born c. 1970) is an American government official who currently serves as the Chief of the United States Border Patrol, since August 9, 2018.[1] She is the first female chief for the Border Patrol.[2] Previously, from April 2017 until her promotion in August 2018, Provost served as the acting Chief of Border Patrol.[3][4][5] Provost was previously Deputy Assistant Commissioner.[3] She is the first woman to head the USBP.[4][5]

Career

Provost was formerly a police officer in Riley County, Kansas.[6] Provost joined the Border Patrol in 1995, when the 5,000 member force was 5% female.[6] After starting in Douglas, Arizona, she served as a supervisor in Yuma, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas.[6] In January 2013, she was given control of operations for the Border Patrol's El Centro Sector.[6] In September 2015, she was tasked with investigating corrupt agents, becoming Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Patrol's Office of Professional Responsibility.[6]

In January 2017, President Donald Trump, who had been endorsed by the National Border Patrol Council, asked for the resignation of Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan, whom the patrolmen's union had opposed.[6] President Trump then named Ron Vitiello Chief.[6] In April 2017, Provost was named acting Chief after Chief Vitello was named acting Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[6] Provost's promotion was supported by the patrolmen's union.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Carla L. Provost Named Chief of the US Border Patrol - U.S. Customs and Border Protection". www.cbp.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Carla Provost officially named first female chief of Border Patrol". Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Border Patrol Chief Selects Carla Provost as Deputy Chief of the Border Patrol | U.S. Customs and Border Protection". Cbp.gov. October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  4. 1 2 The Associated Press (April 26, 2017). "Border Patrol names Carla Provost acting chief". Usatoday.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Border Patrol names Carla Provost acting chief". Fox News. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Nixon, Ron (July 28, 2017). "Woman in Charge at Border Patrol Hopes to See More in Ranks". The New York Times. p. A12. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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