Edward Jurith

Ed Jurith
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Acting
In office
January 20, 2009 – May 7, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn Walters
Succeeded byGil Kerlikowske
In office
January 20, 2001 – February 5, 2001
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byBarry McCaffrey
Succeeded byJohn Walters
Personal details
Born(1951-09-11)September 11, 1951
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 2013(2013-11-09) (aged 62)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationAmerican University (BA)
Brooklyn Law School (JD)

Edward Jurith (September 11, 1951 – November 9, 2013) served as acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy from January 20, 2001, to February 5, 2001.[1] He was appointed for this term by President Clinton in 2001, and was then appointed to be the acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy again in 2009 by President Obama. Since 1994, he also served as ONDCP's General Counsel, Senior Counsel and Director of Legislative Affairs.[2]

  1. ^ "Lawyer's Addiction: Work Acting Drug Policy Chief pushes rehab over imprisonment New York Daily News, Monday, February 12th 2001, link
  2. ^ "Remembering our colleague, Ed Jurith". whitehouse.gov. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014 – via National Archives.