Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs


The 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.
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.
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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, 1997Bill Clinton
7Rand BeersOctober 28, 1998August 31, 2002Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
-Paul E. Simons
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, 2017Barack Obama and Donald Trump
-Daniel Lewis Foote September 30, 2017December 2017Donald Trump
12Kirsten D. MadisonMay 11, 2018January 20, 2021Donald Trump
-James A. Walsh January 20, 2021September 30, 2021Joe Biden
13Todd D. RobinsonSeptember 30, 2021January 17, 2025Joe Biden
-F. Cartwright Weiland January 20, 2025June 30, 2025Donald Trump
-Chris Landberg June 30, 2025PresentDonald Trump