Office of National Drug Control Policy

Office of National Drug Control Policy
Agency overview
FormedOctober 27, 1986; 37 years ago (1986-10-27)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Annual budget$31.4 billion[1]
Agency executive
Parent agencyExecutive Office of the President
Websiteusa.gov/federal-agencies/office-of-national-drug-control-policy

The Office of National Drug Control Policy is a part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

Background

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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

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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

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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
1 Bill Bennett March 13, 1989 – December 13, 1990 George H. W. Bush
2 Bob Martinez March 28, 1991 – January 20, 1993
– John Walters
Acting 		January 20, 1993 – July 19, 1993 Bill Clinton
3 Lee Brown July 19, 1993 – January 1996
4 Barry McCaffrey February 29, 1996 – January 20, 2001
– Ed Jurith
Acting 		January 20, 2001 – December 7, 2001 George W. Bush
5 John Walters December 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009
– Ed Jurith
Acting 		January 20, 2009 – May 7, 2009 Barack Obama
6 Gil Kerlikowske May 7, 2009 – March 6, 2014
7 Michael Botticelli
Acting: 2014–2015 		March 6, 2014 – January 20, 2017
– Kemp Chester
Acting 		January 20, 2017 – March 27, 2017 Donald Trump
– Rich Baum
Acting 		March 28, 2017 – February 9, 2018
8 Jim Carroll February 9, 2018 – January 20, 2021
Acting: February 9, 2018 – January 3, 2019
9 Rahul Gupta November 5, 2021 – present Joe Biden

References

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.")
  3. ↑ "Joe Biden Coined The Term "Drug Czar", Wrote Laws Banning Drug Paraphenilia". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Popular Domestic Programs Face Ax Under First Trump Budget", The New York Times, February 17, 2017 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Dan Diamond (May 5, 2017), "Trump budget would effectively kill drug control office", Politico
  6. ↑ "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

Other websites

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