New U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (L) takes to the stage followed by U.S. President George W. Bush at a ceremony where Chertoff was sworn-in to office in Washington, March 3, 2005. Chertoff is a former U.S. assistant attorney general and succeeded Tom Ridge as secretary of the department which was created after the September 11, 2001 attacks. REUTERS/Jason Reed JIR