Office of National Drug Control Policy
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | October 27, 1986 |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Annual budget | $31.4 billion[1] |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Executive Office of the President |
Website | usa |
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is a part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
Background
[change | change source]The Director of National Drug Control Policy, known as the Drug Czar, heads the office. "Drug Czar" was a term first used in the media by then-Senator Joe Biden in October 1982.[2][3]
In addition to running the ONDCP, the director evaluates, coordinates, and oversees both the international and domestic anti-drug efforts of executive branch agencies and ensures that such efforts sustain and complement State and local anti-drug activities. The Director advises the President regarding changes in the organization, management, budgeting, and personnel of federal agencies that affect U.S. anti-drug efforts; and regarding federal agency compliance with their obligations under the National Drug Control Strategy, an annual report required by law.
2017 Rumored shutdown
[change | change source]As early as February 2017, The New York Times had reported that the Trump administration was considering eliminating the office, and other programs responsible for a total of $2.5 billion of domestic spending.[4] In May, the office's website was blanked and Politico and The Washington Post both reported that the office was about to be drastically defunded.[5][6]
List of Directors
[change | change source]The title of Director, as well as the office, was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The position had cabinet-level status from 1993 to 2009.
# | Portrait | Name | Term | President |
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Bill Bennett | March 13, 1989 – December 13, 1990 | George H. W. Bush |
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Bob Martinez | March 28, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | |
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John Walters Acting |
January 20, 1993 – July 19, 1993 | Bill Clinton |
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Lee Brown | July 19, 1993 – January 1996 | |
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Barry McCaffrey | February 29, 1996 – January 20, 2001 | |
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Ed Jurith Acting |
January 20, 2001 – December 7, 2001 | George W. Bush |
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John Walters | December 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | |
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Ed Jurith Acting |
January 20, 2009 – May 7, 2009 | Barack Obama |
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Gil Kerlikowske | May 7, 2009 – March 6, 2014 | |
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Michael Botticelli Acting: 2014–2015 |
March 6, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
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Kemp Chester Acting |
January 20, 2017 – March 27, 2017 | Donald Trump |
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Rich Baum Acting |
March 28, 2017 – February 9, 2018 | |
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Jim Carroll | February 9, 2018 – January 20, 2021 Acting: February 9, 2018 – January 3, 2019 | |
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Rahul Gupta | November 5, 2021 – present | Joe Biden |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Office of the Press Secretary. "ONDCP". whitehouse.gov. Washington, D.C.: White House. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ↑ Maintland, Leslie. (October 9, 1982) New York Times U.S. plans a new drive on narcotics.[permanent dead link] Section: 1; Page 18. (noting, "But Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Delaware Democrat who is a strong advocate of antinarcotics efforts, said today that he thought no program could work without a Cabinet-level "drug czar" in charge to coordinate the work of various agencies.")
- ↑ "Joe Biden Coined The Term "Drug Czar", Wrote Laws Banning Drug Paraphenilia". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ↑ "Popular Domestic Programs Face Ax Under First Trump Budget", The New York Times, February 17, 2017
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ignored (help) - ↑ Dan Diamond (May 5, 2017), "Trump budget would effectively kill drug control office", Politico
- ↑ "Report: White House plans to slash funding for fed Drug Control Policy office", The Washington Post, May 5, 2017, archived from the original on May 6, 2017, retrieved September 3, 2017 – via MassCentral