and onto foot patrols or bicycle patrols. In 2014 President Obama selected Ramsey to serve as Co-Chair of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Ramsey has also served as President of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA). On October 14, 2015, Ramsey announced his retirement from the Philadelphia Police Department, effective on January 5, 2016. References External links Charles H. Ramsey, Philadelphia Police Department website, cached on Wayback Machine Voices on Antisemitism Interview with Charles H. Ramsey from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 1950 births African Americans in law enforcement African-American police officers Chicago Police Department officers CNN people Commissioners of the Philadelphia Police Department FBI National Academy graduates Living people Chiefs of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia People from Chicago Urban Institute people 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people