Bradley A. Buckles
Bradley A. Buckles | |
|---|---|
| 5th Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |
| In office December 20, 1999 - January 2004 (Acting: January 24, 2003 – January 2004) | |
| Appointed by | Lawrence Summers John Ashcroft (to be acting Director) |
| Preceded by | John Magaw |
| Succeeded by | Edgar A. Domenech (acting) Carl Joseph Truscott |
Bradley A. Buckles was sworn in as the fifth Director of the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on December 20, 1999, by Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers.[1] He previously served as deputy director under ATF Director John Magaw from 1996 to 1999. He began his service with ATF in 1974 when he joined the ATF Office of Chief Counsel. He was named Chief Counsel of ATF in 1995.[2]
The
Treasury Department.[4] Buckles worked with Treasury officials and ATF regulatory and tax experts on the setup of the new Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in the Treasury Department[5] and was responsible for the transition of the remainder of the agency to the Department of Justice. He was named acting director of the new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) by Attorney General John Ashcroft
in January 2003. He served in this capacity until retiring from federal service in January 2004.
Buckles is a graduate of the University of Wyoming and Washburn University School of Law.
References
- ^ U.S Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs Photo-2899 Archived August 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U.S Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs, LS-297 Archived August 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PUBLIC LAW 107–296—NOV. 25, 2002, section 1111
- ^ PUBLIC LAW 107–296—NOV. 25, 2002, section 1111 (c)(2)
- ^ U.S Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs, KD-3793 Archived August 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine