John C. Lawn
John C. Lawn | |
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| 4th Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration | |
| In office March 1, 1985 – March 23, 1990 Acting: March 1, 1985 – July 26, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Francis M. Mullen |
| Succeeded by | Robert C. Bonner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1935 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
John C. "Jack" Lawn (born June 2, 1935) served as the 4th
U.S. Senate
on 16 July 1985, and sworn in on 26 July 1985.
Before coming to the DEA, Mr. Lawn had served for 15 years as a
US attorney nominees. He also served in the Criminal Division of FBI headquarters where he supervised the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations review of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy and the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
From 1990-1994, Mr. Lawn served as vice-president and chief of operations of the
The Century Council
, a national organization dedicated to fighting alcohol abuse. On Thursday, September 30, 2010, in Washington, D.C., the DEA Educational Foundation honored Mr. Lawn, presenting him with the 2010 DEA Educational Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was presented in recognition of his decades of leadership and commitment to drug law enforcement, drug abuse prevention, and drug treatment.
References
- ^ "Nomination of John C. Lawn To Be Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration". Public Papers of Ronald Reagan, April 1985. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. April 4, 1985. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
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