[United States Government Manual] [July 01, 1995] [Page 105] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 105]] Office of National Drug Control Policy Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20500 Phone, 202-395-6700 Director Lee Patrick Brown Chief of Staff Robert Wasserman Director of Public and Legislative Affairs Charlotte Hayes Director of Planning, Budget and Research John Carnevale General Counsel Edward H. Jurith Deputy Director for Demand Reduction Fred W. Garcia Deputy Director for Supply Reduction Henry Marsden, Acting Associate Director for State and Local Affairs George Kosnik, Acting Director, Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Albert Brandenstein Center ________________________________________________________________________ The Office of National Drug Control Policy coordinates Federal, State, and local efforts to control illegal drug abuse and devises national strategies to effectively carry out antidrug activities. The Office of National Drug Control Policy was established by the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), effective January 29, 1989, as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (21 U.S.C. 1502, 1506, 1508). The Office is headed by the Director of National Drug Control Policy, who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director for Demand Reduction and the Deputy Director for Supply Reduction. The Bureau of State and Local Affairs is a separate division of the Office, headed by an Associate Director for National Drug Control Policy. The Director of National Drug Control Policy is responsible for establishing policies, objectives, and priorities for the National Drug Control Program, and for annually promulgating a National Drug Control Strategy to be submitted to the Congress by the President. The Director advises the President regarding necessary changes in the organization, management, budgeting, and personnel allocation of Federal agencies involved in drug enforcement activities, and is also responsible for notifying Federal agencies if their policies are not in compliance with their responsibilities under the National Drug Control Strategy. For further information, contact the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20500. Phone, 202-395-6700. ________________________________________________________________________