DEA Deputy Administrator

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executive branch position government office

The DEA Deputy Administrator is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, overseeing key operational and regulatory functions of the agency.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration	2
DEA Deputy Administrator canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T683506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DEA Deputy Administrator
Context triple: [DEA Office of Diversion Control, subordinateTo, DEA Deputy Administrator]

A. Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
The Under Secretary for Domestic Finance is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for overseeing federal financial policy, debt management, financial institutions, and capital markets within the United States.
B. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. intelligence community, responsible for assisting the Director of National Intelligence in overseeing and coordinating all national intelligence activities.
C. Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for assisting the Secretary in overseeing national transportation policy and the department’s operations.
D. Under Secretary of Energy
The Under Secretary of Energy is a senior U.S. Department of Energy official responsible for overseeing major energy programs, policies, and initiatives under the Secretary of Energy.
E. Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
The Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating intelligence activities across DHS to support national security and homeland protection efforts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DEA Deputy Administrator
Target entity description: The DEA Deputy Administrator is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, overseeing key operational and regulatory functions of the agency.

A. Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
The Under Secretary for Domestic Finance is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for overseeing federal financial policy, debt management, financial institutions, and capital markets within the United States.
B. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. intelligence community, responsible for assisting the Director of National Intelligence in overseeing and coordinating all national intelligence activities.
C. Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for assisting the Secretary in overseeing national transportation policy and the department’s operations.
D. Under Secretary of Energy
The Under Secretary of Energy is a senior U.S. Department of Energy official responsible for overseeing major energy programs, policies, and initiatives under the Secretary of Energy.
E. Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
The Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating intelligence activities across DHS to support national security and homeland protection efforts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive branch position ⓘ government office ⓘ
appointedBy	Attorney General of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney General
associatedWith	controlled substances regulation ⓘ diversion control programs ⓘ international drug enforcement cooperation ⓘ narcotics law enforcement ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
hierarchicalRank	second-highest-ranking official in the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
mayActAs	Acting DEA Administrator in the Administrator’s absence ⓘ
memberOf	DEA senior leadership ⓘ
oversees	DEA administrative programs ⓘ DEA enforcement programs ⓘ DEA operational functions ⓘ DEA regulatory functions ⓘ
partOf	Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo	DEA Administrator ⓘ linked to: Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
requires	extensive federal law enforcement experience ⓘ high-level management and leadership experience ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordination of DEA field operations ⓘ ensuring compliance with federal drug control laws within DEA operations ⓘ implementation of DEA policies ⓘ management of DEA resources ⓘ support of DEA strategic planning ⓘ
sector	drug control policy enforcement ⓘ federal law enforcement ⓘ
worksIn	DEA Headquarters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

DEA Office of Diversion Control → subordinateTo → DEA Deputy Administrator ⓘ

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration → hasDeputy → Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ

linked to: DEA Deputy Administrator

DEA senior leadership → includesRole → Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ