Events Detail

featuring

John P. Walters

Director of the White House Office of

National Drug Control Policy

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Hudson Institute

1015 15^th Street, NW

Sixth Floor

Washington, DC

(Please note Hudson’s new location on McPherson Square at 15^th and K Streets.)

John P. Walters was sworn in as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) on December 7, 2001. As the nation’s “Drug Czar,” Mr. Walters coordinates all aspects of federal drug programs and spending.

Under Mr. Walters’ purview, Plan Colombia has begun to mature and thrive. In 2003, over 130,000 hectares of mature coca were sprayed and eradicated in Colombia, where at the start of the year, approximately 145,000 hectares had been planted. This strategic accomplishment prevented the production over 500 metric tons of cocaine, sufficient to supply all the cocaine addicts in both U.S. and European for one year. Further, it eliminated upward of $100 million of illicit income that supports narco-terrorism in Colombia.

Mr. Walters has extensive experience at ONDCP. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Walters was chief of staff for William Bennett and was Deputy Director for Supply Reduction from 1991 until leaving the office in 1993. During his service at ONDCP, he was responsible for helping guide the development and implementation of anti-drug programs in all areas.

From 1996 until 2001, Mr. Walters served as president of the Philanthropy Roundtable. During the Reagan Administration, he served as Assistant to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education and also was the Secretary’s representative to the National Drug Policy Board and the Domestic Policy Council’s Health Policy Working Group. Walters also is a former Visiting Fellow of Hudson Institute.

To RSVP, email rsvp@hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.