Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration

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The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is the highest-ranking official of the DEA, responsible for leading the agency’s overall strategy, operations, and enforcement of U.S. controlled substances laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch office ⓘ
federal government position ⓘ
law enforcement leadership position ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentType presidential appointee with Senate confirmation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBy reorganization that established the Drug Enforcement Administration in 1973 ⓘ
fieldOfWork controlled substances regulation ⓘ
drug law enforcement ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver DEA agents and personnel ⓘ
DEA investigative and enforcement activities ⓘ
hasDeputy Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
inception 1973 ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalBasis Controlled Substances Act ⓘ
federal statutes governing the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Washington, D.C. ⓘ
memberOf senior leadership of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
officeHolderTitle DEA Administrator ⓘ
officeSeat DEA headquarters ⓘ
linked to: DEA Headquarters
parentAgency United States Department of Justice ⓘ
participatesIn development of national drug enforcement strategies ⓘ
interagency drug policy coordination ⓘ
partOf Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
reportsTo United States Attorney General ⓘ
responsibleFor agency-wide strategy for drug law enforcement ⓘ
allocation of DEA resources and budget priorities ⓘ
coordination with international partners on drug control ⓘ
coordination with other federal law enforcement agencies on drug matters ⓘ
coordination with state and local law enforcement on drug enforcement ⓘ
enforcement of U.S. controlled substances laws ⓘ
ensuring DEA compliance with Department of Justice policies ⓘ
ensuring compliance with federal controlled substances regulations ⓘ
implementation of national drug control policies within DEA’s mandate ⓘ
issuing internal DEA policies and directives ⓘ
management of DEA operations ⓘ
overall leadership of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
oversight of DEA domestic field divisions ⓘ
oversight of DEA foreign offices ⓘ
oversight of DEA intelligence activities related to drug trafficking ⓘ
oversight of diversion control programs for legal controlled substances ⓘ
public representation of DEA in Congress and before the public ⓘ
setting DEA enforcement priorities ⓘ
strategic planning for combating drug trafficking organizations ⓘ
sector drug control policy ⓘ
federal law enforcement ⓘ
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DEA Intelligence Division → overseenBy → Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
DEA Deputy Administrator → reportsTo → DEA Administrator ⓘ
linked to: Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA Headquarters → occupant → Office of the DEA Administrator ⓘ
linked to: Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Asa Hutchinson → positionHeld → Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
DEA Administrator → officeHolderTitle → Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ