John p walters biography
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John P. Walters facts for kids
John P. Walters (born February 8, ) is the president and chief executive officer of Hudson Institute; he was appointed in January He joined Hudson in as the executive vice president and most recently was the chief operating officer. Previously, Walters was Director of the vit House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in the George W. Bush administration. He held that position from månad 7, to January 20,
Background
He was Assistant to the sekreterare at the U.S. Department of Education in the Reagan ledning. He was the Secretary's representative to the National Drug Policy Board and the Domestic Policy Council's Health Policy Working Group. From to , Walters was chief of staff for William Bennett and was Deputy Director for Supply Reduction from until leaving the office in
Walters served as Acting Assistant Director and Program Officer in the Division of Education Prog
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John Walters
Hello, inom am John Walters, and inom look forward to chatting about what is on your mind.
Jason, from Springfield, MO writes:
Sir: Can you report any significant progress at securing the northern and southern nation borders against drug smuggling? Are large amounts of drugs still entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and if so, what can be done?
John P. Walters
We have had remarkable cooperation with Mexico during President Fox's administration. We are not only strengthening the security at our borders, but, more importantly, we are putting much greater enforcement pressure on the criminal organizations that use the border. We still have much to do, but the border fryst vatten better today than it was several years ago and will continue to get better in the months ahead.
Unfortunately, Canada has become a major supplier of marijuana during this same period. Law enforcement cooperation has been very good, but pressure on the criminal organizations h
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Office of National Drug Control Policy, Director John P. Walters
John P. Walters was sworn in as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) on December 7, As the nation's "Drug Czar," Mr. Walters coordinates all aspects of federal drug programs and spending.
Mr. Walters has extensive experience at ONDCP. From to , Mr. Walters was chief of staff for William Bennett, and was Deputy Director for Supply Reduction from until leaving the office in During his service at ONDCP he was responsible for helping guide the development and implementation of anti-drug programs in all areas. During that period overall federal spending for drug control programs increased by 61 percent. By , drug use in the United States reached its lowest levels in the past 23 years.
From until , Mr. Walters served as president of the Philanthropy Roundtable. The Roundtable is a national association of over foundations and individual donors. It provides publica