Mathea Falco

Mathea Falco
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1st Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters
In office
February 6, 1979 – January 21, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDominick L. DiCarlo
Personal details
Born (1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 79)
SpousePeter Tarnoff
Children1
EducationRadcliffe College (BA)
Yale University (JD)

Kathleen Mathea Falco[1] (born October 15, 1944) is a leading expert in drug abuse prevention and treatment who served as the first U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs during the Carter Administration. Currently, Falco is the President of Drug Strategies,[2] a nonprofit research institute based in Washington, D.C., which she created with the support of major foundations in 1993 to identify and promote more effective approaches to substance abuse and international drug policy.

  1. ^ Cumulative Digest of United States Practice in International Law. 1983. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Drug Strategies Board of Directors". Retrieved 23 January 2016.