James W. Carroll
Jim Carroll | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy | |
| In office February 9, 2018 – January 20, 2021 Acting: February 9, 2018 – January 3, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael Botticelli |
| Succeeded by | Rahul Gupta |
| White House Principal Deputy Chief of Staff | |
| In office December 6, 2017 – February 9, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kirstjen Nielsen |
| Succeeded by | Zachary Fuentes |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Virginia (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
James William Carroll Jr.[1] is an American attorney and government appointee, who served as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Trump Administration from February 9, 2018 until January 20, 2021.[2][3]
Education
Carroll received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree from George Mason University.[4]
Career
General Counsel in the Office of Management and Budget, and an attorney in the Office of the White House Counsel for Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush.[5] He later served as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff.[6]
He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Office of National Drug Control Policy on January 2, 2019. Carroll was sworn into office by Vice President Mike Pence on January 31.[7]
In 2021, Carroll compared fentanyl to weapons of mass destruction.[8]
References
- ^ "James William Carroll | Trump Town". ProPublica. March 7, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "PN1864 — James W. Carroll Jr. — Executive Office of the President". U.S. Congress. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Jim Carroll – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to the Office of the White House Counsel". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 7, 2017 – via National Archives.
- ^ Restuccia, Andrew; Karni, Annie (December 21, 2017). "Trump eyes former aides as West Wing staffers depart". Politico.
- ^ "APhA Attends Swearing-In Ceremony of National Drug Control Policy Director". American Pharmacists Association. February 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ Vazquez, Maegan (September 30, 2021). "Biden administration grapples with American addiction as overdose deaths hit a record high | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
External links
- Media related to James W. Carroll at Wikimedia Commons