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.
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.
| # | Image | Name | Assumed office | Left office | President served under |
| 1 | | L. Douglas Heck | August 29, 1976 | June 6, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| 2 | | Heyward Isham | October 26, 1977 | August 1, 1978 | Jimmy Carter |
| 3 | 60px | Anthony C. E. Quainton | August 16, 1978 | August 1, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| 4 | | Robert M. Sayre | May 11, 1982 | September 10, 1984 | Ronald Reagan |
| 5 | | Robert B. Oakley | September 10, 1984 | October 12, 1986 | Ronald Reagan |
| 6 | | L. Paul Bremer | October 16, 1986 | May 25, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| 7 | | Morris D. Busby | May 1, 1989 | July 24, 1991 | George H. W. Bush |
| 8 | | Peter Burleigh | November 22, 1991 | November 23, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| - | | Thomas E. McNamara | November 23, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
| 9 | | Philip C. Wilcox Jr. | March 24, 1995 | June 27, 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| 10 | | Christopher W.S. Ross | March 30, 1998 | December 13, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
| - | | Michael A. Sheehan | December 14, 1998 | August 9, 1999 | Bill Clinton |
| 11 | | Michael A. Sheehan | August 9, 1999 | December 20, 2000 | Bill Clinton |
| 12 | | Francis X. Taylor | July 13, 2001 | November 15, 2002 | George W. Bush |
| 13 | 60px | Cofer Black | November 26, 2002 | November 15, 2004 | George W. Bush |
| 14 | | Henry A. Crumpton | August 2, 2005 | February 2, 2007 | George W. Bush |
| 15 | | Dell L. Dailey | June 22, 2007 | April 3, 2009 | George W. Bush |
| 16 | | Daniel Benjamin | May 28, 2009 | December 10, 2012 | Barack Obama |
| - | | Jerry P. Lanier | December 10, 2012 | February 18, 2014 | Barack Obama |
| 17 | | Tina Kaidanow | February 18, 2014 | February 22, 2016 | Barack Obama |
| - | | Justin Siberell | February 22, 2016 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama |
| 18 | | Nathan A. Sales | August 10, 2017 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump |
| - | | John Godfrey | January 20, 2021 | March 21, 2022 | Joe Biden |
| - | | Timothy Alan Betts | March 21, 2022 | January 13, 2023 | Joe Biden |
| - | | Christopher A. Landberg | January 13, 2023 | December 29, 2023 | Joe Biden |
| 19 | | Elizabeth H. Richard | December 29, 2023 | January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden |
| - | | Gregory D. LoGerfo | January 20, 2025 | October 29, 2025 | Donald Trump |
| - | | Monica Ager Jacobsen | October 30, 2025 | Present | Donald Trump |
