The coordinator for counterterrorism heads the Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, which coordinates U.S. government efforts to fight terrorism. As the head of the counterterrorism bureau, the coordinator for counterterrorism has the rank of both ambassador-at-large and assistant secretary.

List of coordinators The role of coordinator for combating terrorism has often rotated throughout a presidential administration; only presidents Gerald Ford and Donald Trump have maintained a single coordinator throughout their term of office. #ImageNameAssumed officeLeft officePresident served under1L. Douglas HeckAugust 29, 1976June 6, 1977Gerald Ford2Heyward IshamOctober 26, 1977August 1, 1978 Jimmy Carter3Anthony C. E. QuaintonAugust 16, 1978August 1, 19814Robert M. SayreMay 11, 1982September 10, 1984 Ronald Reagan5Robert B. OakleySeptember 10, 1984October 12, 19866L. Paul BremerOctober 16, 1986May 25, 19897Morris D. BusbyMay 1, 1989July 24, 1991 George H. W. Bush8Peter BurleighNovember 22, 1991November 23, 1992 -Thomas E. McNamara (acting)November 23, 1992January 20, 19939Philip C. Wilcox Jr.March 24, 1995June 27, 1997 Bill Clinton10Christopher W.S. RossMarch 30, 1998December 13, 1998 - Michael A. Sheehan December 14, 1998 August 9, 1999 (acting)11August 9, 1999December 20, 200012Francis X. TaylorJuly 13, 2001November 15, 2002 George W. Bush13Cofer BlackNovember 26, 2002November 15, 200414Henry A. CrumptonAugust 2, 2005February 2, 2007Biography of Henry A. Crumpton, U.S. State Department archive15Dell L. DaileyJune 22, 2007April 3, 2009Biography of Dell L. Dailey, U.S. State Department archive16Daniel BenjaminMay 28, 2009December 10, 2012 Barack Obama -Jerry P. Lanier (acting)December 10, 2012 February 18, 201417Tina KaidanowFebruary 18, 2014February 22, 2016 -Justin Siberell (acting)February 22, 2016January 20, 201718Nathan A. SalesAugust 10, 2017January 20, 2021Donald Trump -John Godfrey (acting)January 20, 2021March 21, 2022Joe Biden -Timothy Alan Betts (acting)March 21, 2022January 13, 2023 -Christopher A. Landberg (acting)January 13, 2023December 29, 202319Elizabeth H. RichardDecember 29, 2023January 20, 2025 -Gregory LoGerfo (acting)January 20, 2025 October 29, 2025 Donald Trump -Monica Ager Jacobsen (acting)October 30, 2025May 21, 202620Gregory LoGerfoMay 21, 2026Present

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