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The '''Coordinator for Counterterrorism''' heads the [[Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism]], which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight [[terrorism]].<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/ct/ Website of the Bureau of Counterterrorism]</ref> As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the coordinator for counterterrorism has the rank of both [[Ambassador-at-Large|ambassador-at-large]] and [[Assistant Secretary of State|assistant secretary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/c7649.htm|date=January 20, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Department Organization Chart|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/99494.htm|date=March 2014|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>
The '''coordinator for counterterrorism''' heads the [[Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism]], which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight [[terrorism]].<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/ct/ Website of the Bureau of Counterterrorism]</ref> As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the coordinator for counterterrorism has the rank of both [[Ambassador-at-Large|ambassador-at-large]] and [[Assistant Secretary of State|assistant secretary]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/c7649.htm|date=January 20, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Department Organization Chart|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/99494.htm|date=March 2014|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>


{{as of|2023|12|29|df=US}}, the coordinator is Elizabeth H. Richard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elizabeth Richard|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/elizabeth-richard/|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
{{as of|2023|12|29|df=US}}, the coordinator is Elizabeth H. Richard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elizabeth Richard|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/elizabeth-richard/|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>


==List of coordinators==
==List of coordinators==
The role of Coordinator for Combating Terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration, only presidents [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Donald Trump]] have maintained a single coordinator throughout their term of office.
The role of coordinator for combating terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration; only presidents [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Donald Trump]] have maintained a single coordinator throughout their term of office.
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 7 August 2024

United States
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Seal of the United States Department of State
since December 29, 2023
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderL. Douglas Heck
Formation1976
WebsiteOfficial website

The coordinator for counterterrorism heads the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight terrorism.[1] As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the coordinator for counterterrorism has the rank of both ambassador-at-large and assistant secretary.[2][3]

As of December 29, 2023, the coordinator is Elizabeth H. Richard.[4]

List of coordinators

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The role of coordinator for combating terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration; only presidents Gerald Ford and Donald Trump have maintained a single coordinator throughout their term of office.

# Image Name Assumed office Left office President served under
1 L. Douglas Heck August 29, 1976 June 6, 1977 Gerald Ford
2 Heyward Isham October 26, 1977 August 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter
3 Anthony C. E. Quainton August 16, 1978 August 1, 1981
4 Robert M. Sayre May 11, 1982 September 10, 1984 Ronald Reagan
5 Robert B. Oakley September 10, 1984 October 12, 1986
6 L. Paul Bremer October 16, 1986 May 25, 1989
7 Morris D. Busby May 1, 1989 July 24, 1991 George H. W. Bush
8 Peter Burleigh November 22, 1991 November 23, 1992
- Thomas E. McNamara (acting) November 23, 1992 January 20, 1993
9 Philip C. Wilcox Jr. March 24, 1995 June 27, 1997 Bill Clinton
10 Christopher W.S. Ross March 30, 1998[5] December 13, 1998
- Michael A. Sheehan December 14, 1998 August 9, 1999 (acting)
11 August 9, 1999 December 20, 2000
12 Francis X. Taylor July 13, 2001 November 15, 2002 George W. Bush
13 Cofer Black November 26, 2002 November 15, 2004
14 Henry A. Crumpton August 2, 2005 February 2, 2007[6]
15 Dell L. Dailey June 22, 2007 April 3, 2009[7]
16 Daniel Benjamin May 28, 2009 December 10, 2012 Barack Obama
- Jerry P. Lanier (acting) December 10, 2012 February 18, 2014
17 Tina Kaidanow February 18, 2014 February 22, 2016
- Justin Siberell (acting) February 22, 2016 January 20, 2017
18 Nathan A. Sales August 10, 2017 January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
- John Godfrey (acting) January 20, 2021 March 21, 2022 Joe Biden
- Timothy Alan Betts (acting) March 21, 2022 January 13, 2023
- Christopher A. Landberg (acting) January 13, 2023 December 29, 2023
19 Elizabeth H. Richard December 29, 2023 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ Website of the Bureau of Counterterrorism
  2. ^ "Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank". January 20, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Department Organization Chart". March 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Richard". Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  5. ^ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/ross-christopher-w-s [bare URL]
  6. ^ Biography of Henry A. Crumpton, U.S. State Department archive
  7. ^ Biography of Dell L. Dailey, U.S. State Department archive
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