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Bernard B. Kerik (Franklins, New Jersey) Bernard B. Kerik is one of the most accomplished public servants in the United States. For more than thirty years, Mr. Kerik has served his country – most notably as the 40th Police Commissioner of the City of New York. Appointed by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and responsible for 55,000 uniformed and civilian employees and a $3.2 billion annual budget; his term was marked by dramatic reductions in crime, innovative and creative management and his oversight of the rescue, recovery and investigation of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Mr. Kerik has earned more than 100 awards for meritorious, heroic and public service throughout his career, including the New York City Police Department’s Medal for Valor, a Presidential Commendation for heroism from President Ronald Reagan and an appointment as Knight Commander of the Sacred Military Constintenian Order of Saint George by the Duke of Calabria, Italy. On February 13th 2002, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, also honored him with an honorary appointment as Commander of the Most Excellent Royal Order of the British Empire (CBE). Within days after the fall of Baghdad, President George W. Bush appointed Bernard B. Kerik as Iraq's interim Minister of the Interior to re-constitute the national police and security forces until the appointment of the new Iraqi Presidential cabinet. Nominated By Stella Lohmann |