Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

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United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs
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Incumbent
F. Cartwright Weiland [1]
Acting  
since January 20, 2025
Reports to Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
Nominator President of the United States
Inaugural holder Mathea Falco
Formation1979
Website Official Website

Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is a position of the United States government within the Department of State that heads the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, which is responsible for development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime.

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On October 1, 1978, Congress, in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for fiscal Year 1979, authorized the position of Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, to be responsible for the overall coordination of the role of the Department of State in the international aspects of narcotics problems. This title had been given in full in each appointee's commission. The new Assistant Secretary, who headed the Bureau for International Narcotics Matters, replaced a Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State on Narcotics, who had served with a rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State since 1971. The Department of State first supported the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Narcotics in 1909. The title of this position was changed from International Narcotics Matters to International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on February 10, 1995.

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for International Narcotics Matters, 1979–1995

#NameAssumed officeLeft office President served under
1 Mathea Falco February 6, 1979January 21, 1981 Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan
2 Dominick L. DiCarlo September 25, 1981July 13, 1984 Ronald Reagan
3 Jon R. Thomas October 10, 1984April 18, 1986 Ronald Reagan
4 Ann B. Wrobleski September 30, 1986June 17, 1989 Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
5 Melvyn Levitsky June 23, 1989November 23, 1993 George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton
6 Robert S. Gelbard November 23, 1993April 10, 1997 Bill Clinton

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, 1995–present

The title "Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters" was renamed "Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs" on February 10, 1995.

#NameAssumed officeLeft office President served under
6 Robert S. Gelbard November 23, 1993April 10, 1997 Bill Clinton
7 Rand Beers October 28, 1998August 31, 2002 Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
- Paul E. Simons

(acting)

September 1, 2002October 5, 2003 George W. Bush
8 Robert B. Charles October 6, 2003March 15, 2005 George W. Bush
9 Anne W. Patterson November 28, 2005June 22, 2007 George W. Bush
10 David T. Johnson October 31, 2007January 10, 2011 George W. Bush, Barack Obama
11 William Brownfield January 10, 2011September 30, 2017 [2] Barack Obama and Donald Trump
- Daniel Lewis Foote (acting) [3] [4] September 30, 2017December 2017 Donald Trump
12 Kirsten D. Madison May 11, 2018January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
-James A. Walsh (acting)January 20, 2021September 30, 2021 Joe Biden
13 Todd D. Robinson September 30, 2021January 17, 2025 Joe Biden
-F. Cartwright Weiland (acting)January 20, 2025Present Donald Trump

References

  1. ↑ https://www.state.gov/biographies/f-cartwright-cart-weiland/
  2. ↑ "William R. Brownfield - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  3. ↑ "Acting Assistant Secretary Foote Travels to Haiti". U.S. Embassy in Haiti. October 30, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Daniel L. Foote". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 20, 2021.


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