Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs explained

Post:United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for International Narcotics and
Law Enforcement Affairs
Insignia:U.S. Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Todd D. Robinson
Incumbentsince:September 30, 2021
Reports To:Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
Nominator:President of the United States
Formation:1979
Inaugural:Mathea Falco
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. The current acting Assistant Secretary is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary James A. Walsh.

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 officePresident served under
1Mathea FalcoFebruary 6, 1979January 21, 1981Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan
2Dominick L. DiCarloSeptember 25, 1981July 13, 1984Ronald Reagan
3Jon R. ThomasOctober 10, 1984April 18, 1986Ronald Reagan
4Ann B. WrobleskiSeptember 30, 1986June 17, 1989Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
5Melvyn LevitskyJune 23, 1989November 23, 1993George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton
6Robert S. GelbardNovember 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 officePresident served under
6Robert S. GelbardNovember 23, 1993April 10, 1997 Bill Clinton
7Rand BeersOctober 28, 1998August 31, 2002Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
-Paul E. Simons (acting)September 1, 2002October 5, 2003George W. Bush
8Robert B. CharlesOctober 6, 2003March 15, 2005George W. Bush
9Anne W. PattersonNovember 28, 2005June 22, 2007George W. Bush
10David T. JohnsonOctober 31, 2007January 10, 2011George W. Bush, Barack Obama
11William BrownfieldJanuary 10, 2011September 30, 2017[1] Barack Obama and Donald Trump
-Daniel Lewis Foote (acting)[2] [3] September 30, 2017December 2017Donald Trump
12Kirsten D. MadisonMay 11, 2018January 20, 2021Donald Trump
-James A. Walsh (acting)January 20, 2021September 30, 2021Joe Biden
13Todd D. RobinsonSeptember 30, 2021PresentJoe Biden

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: William R. Brownfield - People - Department History - Office of the Historian .
  2. Web site: 2017-10-30. Acting Assistant Secretary Foote Travels to Haiti. 2021-08-20. U.S. Embassy in Haiti. en-US.
  3. Web site: Daniel L. Foote. 2021-08-20. United States Department of State. en-US.