By "Radical" Russ Belville on February 12, 2009
It’s official now:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Obama administration has offered the position of “drug czar” to Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, a senior administration official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
Kerlikowske has accepted the nomination for the cabinet-level post, formally known as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the official said. His nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.
Kerlikowske, 59, is a military veteran with 36 years of law enforcement experience. The “drug czar” oversees an agency that sets the country’s drug-control strategy.
via CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive – Obama administration selects ‘drug czar’ « – Blogs from CNN.com.
Posted in ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT | Tagged Chief Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar, Obama Administration, ONDCP, Seattle, Washington, Washington DC
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