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Coordinators for Combating Terrorism

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U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE Coordinators for Combating Terrorism Title: Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Combating Terrorism Name: L. Douglas Heck State of Residency: Oregon Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Aug 29, 1976] Termination of Appointment: Jun 6, 1977 Note: Appointed Jul 23, 1976, as Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Combating Terrorism. Title: Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Name: Heyward Isham State of Residency: District of Columbia Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Oct 26, 1977] Termination of Appointment: Aug 1, 1978 Title: Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Name: Anthony C. E. Qualnton State of Residency: Washington Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Aug 16, 1978] Termination of Appointment: Aug 1, 1981 Title: Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Name: Robert M. Sayre State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Appointment: [May 11, 1982] Termination of Appointment: Sep 10, 1984 Title: Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Name: Robert B. Oakley State of Residency: Louisiana Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Sep 10, 1984] Termination of Appointment: Oct 12, 1986 Note: Effective Nov 4, 1985, the Office was elevated to the Office of Ambassador at Large for CounterTerrorism. Oakley was designated as Acting Ambassador at Large pending nomination and confirmation of a successor. Title: Ambassador at Large for Counter-Terrorism Name: L. Paul Bremer, III State of Residency: Connecticut Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Oct 16, 1986] Termination of Appointment: May 25, 1989 Title: Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Name: Morris D. Busby State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Appointment: [May 1, 1989] Termination of Appointment: Jul 24, 1991

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Jote: The Office was scheduled for incorporation into a proposed Bureau of Narcotics, Terrorism, and Crime under the Department of State reorganization plan of Feb 5, 1993. Section 161(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (P.L. 103-236; 108 Stat. 404) re-authorized the office on Apr 30, 1994. Title: Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Name: A. Peter Burleigh State of Residency: California Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Jul 24,1991] Entry on Duty: Nov 22, 1991 Termination of Appointment: Nov 23, 1992 Note: Received the personal rank of Ambassador, Aug 7, 1991. Note: The following officers served as Acting Coordinators for Counter-Terrorism 1992-1994: Thomas E. McNamara, Nov 1992-Jul 1993; and Barbara Bodine, Jul 1993-Aug 1994. Title: Coordinator for Counterterrorism Name: Philip C. Wilcox, Jr. State of Residency: Maryland Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Aug 16, 1994] Entry on Duty: Mar 24, 1995 Termination of Appointment: Jun 27, 1997 Note: Appointed to the rank of Ambassador during his tenure, Mar 24, 1995. Title: Coordinator for Counterterrorism Name: Christopher W.S. Ross State of Residency: California Foreign Service officer Appointment: [Mar 30, 1998] Entry on Duty: Mar 24, 1995 Termination of Appointment: Dec 13, 1998 Note: Served as Acting Director. Title: Coordinator for Counterterrorism Name: Michael A. Sheehan State of Residency: New Jersey Non-career appointee Appointment: Aug 9, 1999 Entry on Duty: Aug 9,1999 Termination of Appointment: Dec 20, 2000 Note: Served as Acting Director from Dec 14, 1998. Held rank of Ambassador at Large during his tenure. Title: Coordinator for Combating Terrorism Name: Francis X. Taylor State of Residency: Maryland Non-career appointee Appointment: Jul 12, 2001 Entry on Duty: Jul 13, 2001 Termination of Appointment: Note: Held rank of Ambassador at Large during his tenure. Title: Coordinator for Combating Terrorism Name: J. Cofer Black State of Residency: Virginia Non-career appointee Appointment: Nov 26, 2002 Entry on Duty: Nov 26, 2002 Termination of Appointment:

Creation of Position: On Aug 1, 1976, the Department of State elevated the position of Special Assistant to

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the Secretary of State and Coordinator of the Office for Combating Terrorism to that of Director of the Office for Combating Terrorism, with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State. All Directors have been designated by the Secretary of State, not commissioned. The Department had established the earlier position in October 1972 to head an interagency working-level committee charged with addressing the problem of international terrorism. The Department has changed the incumbent's title twice since 1976 to "Ambassador at Large for Counter-Terrorism" on Nov 4, 1985, and to "Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism on May 1, 1989.

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