Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
In office March 7, 2014 – January 20, 2017
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Thomas S. Winkowski (Acting)
Succeeded by
Kevin McAleenan
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
In office May 7, 2009 – March 7, 2014
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Ed Jurith (Acting)
Succeeded by
Michael Botticelli
Personal details
Born
(1949-11-23) November 23, 1949 (age 74) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Anna Lazlo
Education
University of South Florida (BCJ, MCJ)
Military service
Allegiance
United States of America
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
1970–1972
Richard Gil Kerlikowske (born November 23, 1949) is a former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He assumed office on March 6, 2014 and retired January 20, 2017.[1] He also served as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy between 2009 and 2014.
Kerlikowske graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa and the Executive Institute at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy. He has served as Chief of Police in four cities and worked in the United States Justice Department. His longest term as a Chief of Police was between July 2001 and March 2009 in Seattle, Washington. He faced scrutiny in Seattle for the department's tactics during civil unrest. In 2017, he was an IOP Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.[2][3] He is currently a distinguished visiting fellow and professor[4] of the Practice in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University.
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^Public Health and Criminal Justice: Leadership Lessons. April 4, 2017, 12:30 PM EST Archived September 27, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
^"Gil Kerlikowske-Harvard IOP-The Kennedy School". Archived from the original on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
^"Gil Kerlikowske - People". People. Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
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