John P. Walters
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John P. Walters was sworn in as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) on December 7, 2001. As the nation's "Drug Czar," Mr. Walters coordinates all aspects of federal drug programs and spending.
From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Walters was chief of staff for William Bennett and was Deputy Director for Supply Reduction from 1991 until leaving the office in 1993.
From 1996 until 2001, Mr. Walters served as president of the Philanthropy Roundtable. The Roundtable is a national association of over 600 foundations and individual donors. It provides publications and programs on all aspects of charitable giving.
During the Reagan Administration, he served as Assistant to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. He was also the Secretary's representative to the National Drug Policy Board and the Domestic Policy Council's Health Policy Working Group.
Walters served as Acting Assistant Director and Program Officer in the Division of Education Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1982 to 1985. He has previously taught political science at Michigan State University's James Madison College and at Boston College. He holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MA from the University of Toronto.
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- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- University of Michigan, Survey Research Center Monitoring the Future, 2004
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| Preceded by Barry McCaffrey |
Director of the National Drug Control Policy 2001–present |
Succeeded by (incumbent) |
| Preceded by Rob Portman |
United States order of precedence as of 2006 |
Succeeded by Susan Schwab |
| Current members of the Cabinet of President George W. Bush |  |
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| Bodman • Bolten • Chao • Cheney • Chertoff • Rumsfeld • Gonzales • Gutierrez • Jackson • Johanns • Johnson • Kempthorne • Leavitt • Nicholson • Paulson • Peters • Portman • Rice • Schwab • Spellings • Walters |
