WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Secret Service issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secret Service Director Sean M. Curran has promoted Deputy Assistant Director Mark P. Ryan to serve as the agency's deputy director. The appointment supports the Secret Service's operational continuity and the agency's ability to carry out its current and future mission.

Ryan, a senior executive and veteran special agent who joined the agency in 2001, will become the Secret Service's 25th deputy director. He succeeds Deputy Director Matt Quinn, who announced last month his plans to retire on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.

"Since becoming director, I have made it a priority to modernize how we operate and dri...