= Office of National Drug Control Policy = The '''Office of National Drug Control Policy''' is an [[UnitedStates/ExecutiveOfficeOfThePresident|executive office]]. <> ---- == Composition == The office is led by a '''director'''. This positions is appointed by the [[UnitedStates/Presidents|president]] with [[UnitedStates/Senate|Senate]] approval. ---- == History == Predecessors to this office include the '''Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention''' which [[UnitedStates/RichardNixon|Nixon]] created in 1971, and the '''Office of Drug Abuse Policy''' which [[UnitedStates/JimmyCarter|Carter]] created in 1977. In 1988, the '''Anti-Drug Abuse Act''' established this office. [[UnitedStates/BillClinton|Clinton]] established the director as a Cabinet-level position in 1993, which [[UnitedStates/GeorgeWBush|Bush]] maintained. [[UnitedStates/BarackObama|Obama]] however removed the director from the Cabinet in 2009. ---- CategoryRicottone