Coordinator for Counterterrorism


The coordinator for counterterrorism heads the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight terrorism. As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the coordinator for counterterrorism has the rank of both ambassador-at-large and assistant secretary.

List of coordinators

The role of coordinator for combating terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration; only presidents Gerald Ford and Donald Trump have maintained a single coordinator throughout their term of office.
#ImageNameAssumed officeLeft officePresident of [the United States|President] served under
1L. Douglas HeckAugust 29, 1976June 6, 1977Gerald Ford
2Heyward IshamOctober 26, 1977August 1, 1978Jimmy Carter
360pxAnthony C. E. QuaintonAugust 16, 1978August 1, 1981Jimmy Carter
4Robert M. SayreMay 11, 1982September 10, 1984Ronald Reagan
5Robert B. OakleySeptember 10, 1984October 12, 1986Ronald Reagan
6L. Paul BremerOctober 16, 1986May 25, 1989Ronald Reagan
7Morris D. BusbyMay 1, 1989July 24, 1991George H. W. Bush
8Peter BurleighNovember 22, 1991November 23, 1992George H. W. Bush
-Thomas E. McNamara November 23, 1992January 20, 1993George H. W. Bush
9Philip C. Wilcox Jr.March 24, 1995June 27, 1997Bill Clinton
10Christopher W.S. RossMarch 30, 1998December 13, 1998Bill Clinton
-Michael A. SheehanDecember 14, 1998August 9, 1999 Bill Clinton
11Michael A. SheehanAugust 9, 1999December 20, 2000Bill Clinton
12Francis X. TaylorJuly 13, 2001November 15, 2002George W. Bush
1360pxCofer BlackNovember 26, 2002November 15, 2004George W. Bush
14Henry A. CrumptonAugust 2, 2005February 2, 2007George W. Bush
15Dell L. DaileyJune 22, 2007April 3, 2009George W. Bush
16Daniel BenjaminMay 28, 2009December 10, 2012Barack Obama
-Jerry P. Lanier December 10, 2012February 18, 2014Barack Obama
17Tina KaidanowFebruary 18, 2014February 22, 2016Barack Obama
-Justin Siberell February 22, 2016January 20, 2017Barack Obama
18Nathan A. SalesAugust 10, 2017January 20, 2021Donald Trump
-John Godfrey January 20, 2021March 21, 2022Joe Biden
-Timothy Alan Betts March 21, 2022January 13, 2023Joe Biden
-Christopher A. Landberg January 13, 2023December 29, 2023Joe Biden
19Elizabeth H. RichardDecember 29, 2023January 20, 2025Joe Biden
-Gregory D. LoGerfo January 20, 2025October 29, 2025Donald Trump
-Monica Ager Jacobsen October 30, 2025PresentDonald Trump