Secret Service Puts Asian American Agent in Charge of President’s Detail
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Secret Service agent David Cho stayed close to President Joe Biden throughout the inauguration ceremony. (C-SpAN)
WASHINGTON Ever since Wednesday’s inauguration, many Asian Americans have been asking about the identity of an Asian Secret Service agent seen guarding President Joe Biden.
His name is not a secret; David Cho, a Korean American, is the first Asian American special agent in charge of the president’s detail.
Under President Trump, Cho worked his way up to second-in-command of the protective detail.
In 2019, he received the Secretary’s Exceptional Service Gold Medal, which is granted “in recognition of exceptionally outstanding leadership or service that is distinguished by achievements of national or international significance, reflecting great credit on the Department of Homeland Security and the federal government by markedly improving the security of our homeland.”