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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>


The current acting coordinator is Christopher A. Landberg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chritopher A. Landberg|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/christopher-a-landberg/|access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref>
{{as of|2023|01|13|df=US}}, the acting coordinator is Christopher A. Landberg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chritopher A. Landberg|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/christopher-a-landberg/|access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref>


==List of coordinators==
==List of coordinators==

Revision as of 18:26, 20 December 2023

United States
Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Christopher A. Landberg
Acting 
since January 13, 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 January 13, 2023, the acting coordinator is Christopher A. Landberg.[4]

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.

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

References

  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. ^ "Chritopher A. Landberg". Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  5. ^ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/ross-christopher-w-s
  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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