DEC 22 -- (Washington, D.C.) - On Dec. 22, 2010, the United States Senate unanimously voted to confirm Michele M. Leonhart as the 10th Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. She is the first female DEA Special Agent to rise through the ranks of the agency to become its Administrator, and only the second woman to lead the agency. In fact, she is the first career female federal agent to ever lead a federal law enforcement agency.
Upon confirmation, Administrator Leonhart said:
“I am extremely humbled and honored to have the opportunity to continue to lead the world’s premier drug law enforcement organization. DEA is an incredible organization comprised of the most talented men and women in law enforcement. I am dedicated to meeting the challenges that DEA faces, from disrupting and dismantling extremely violent Mexican based drug cartels; to defeating narco-terrorists operating in Afghanistan and around the world; and doing all we can to reduce prescription drug abuse, our nation’s fastest growing drug threat. I will devote all of my energy and experience to guide DEA as we enforce the nation’s drug laws and take the lead in the global fight against drug trafficking.”
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