Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Incumbent
Anne Milgram
since Jun 28, 2021
Drug Enforcement Administration
Reports toUnited States Attorney General
AppointerPresident of the United States with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderJohn R. Bartels Jr.

The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the United States. The current administrator is Anne Milgram.

The administrator is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The administrator reports to the Attorney General through the Deputy Attorney General.[1] The administrator is assisted by a deputy administrator, the chief of operations, the chief inspector, and three assistant administrators (for the Operations Support, Intelligence, and Human Resources divisions). Other senior staff include the chief financial officer and the chief counsel. The administrator and deputy administrator are the only presidentially appointed personnel in the DEA; all other DEA officials are career government employees.

  1. ^ "Title 28, C.F.R., Part 0.102" (PDF). Department of Justice. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.