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Raymond
W. Kelly was appointed Police Commissioner of the City of New
York by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, making Commissioner Kelly
the first person to hold the post for a second, separate
tenure. Commissioner Kelly was formerly Senior Managing
Director, Global Corporate Security, at Bear, Stearns &
Co. Inc. Before that, he served as Commissioner of the U.S.
Customs Service, where he managed the agency's 20,000
employees and $20 billion in annual revenue.In addition, Mr.
Kelly served on the executive committee and was elected Vice
President for the Americas of Interpol, the international
police organization, from 1996-2000. He served previously as
Director of the International Police Monitors in Haiti, a U.S.
led force responsible for ending human rights abuses and
establishing an interim police force there. For this service,
Commissioner Kelly was awarded the Exceptionally Meritorious
Service Commendation by the President of the United States and
the Commander's Medal for Public Service by the Chairman of
the Joint Chief's of Staff. Commissioner Kelly spent 31 years
in the New York City Police Department, serving in 25
different commands and as Police Commissioner from 1992-1994. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Commissioner Kelly retired as a Colonel from the Marine Corps Reserves after 30 years of service. He holds a BBA from Manhattan College, a JD from St. John's University School of Law, an LLM from New York University Graduate School of Law and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has received honorary degrees from Marist College, Manhattan College, the College of St. Rose, St. John's University and the State University of New York. Source: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/administration/headquarters_co.shtml |
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