Office of National Drug Control Policy - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Office of National Drug Control Policy Index / Organizations Transcripts Leana Wen ...well. Michael Botticelli, the head of ONDCP [Office of National Drug Contro... ...Michael Botticelli, the head of ONDCP [ Office of National Drug Control Policy ] is now a dear friend, actually, as ... Michael Botticelli ...served as director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Botticelli als... ...also served as deputy director of ONDCP from 2012 until his appointment a... ...epidemic that the first director of ONDCP under President Obama, Gil Kerlikowske... ...some of the work that we were doing at ONDCP . I should also say that Dr. To... ...got a call from the chief of staff at ONDCP asking me if I would come down and tal... ...high quality, evidence-based treatment. ONDCP 's role—if you think about it, we ar... ...flow from our national strategy. So ONDCP 's role as a convener, organizer i... ...for many of them. Even internally at ONDCP among many of the career staff... ...I think a bit of history is important. ONDCP was started in 1988 by Congress... ...is going to be a long-winded response. ONDCP by Congress was really given two mai... ...which is a little bit unique to ONDCP , is, it actually gave us budge... ...“Wait a second. This is not the same ONDCP .” So, the history of ONDCP, both i... ...not the same ONDCP.” So, the history of ONDCP , both in terms of strategy an... ...And, no secret, the director of ONDCP often represented the strategi... ...the Presidential Personnel Office, ONDCP fell under the judicial arm, not unde... ...there was some critique from former ONDCP director under President George W... ...that while federal government— ONDCP , White House—that we play a big rol... ...lot of my function and our function at ONDCP was, how do we scout out some of thes... ...another. Again, I think that's where ONDCP and me as director can be helpful. On... ...important. Even during my time at ONDCP , I just felt like, “I'm going to b... Show more... Gil Kerlikowske ...as the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy from 2009 to 2014. Mr. Kerlikowske als... ...to talk to you about the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy [ONDCP].” As a police chief, especiall... ...of National Drug Control Policy [ ONDCP ].” As a police chief, especially goin... ...of his background and experience. The Office of National Drug Control Policy was something that he actually go... ...in the landscape? I think that the ONDCP had taken a real line in the sand i... ...get these really wonderful people in ONDCP that help you to understand tha... ...complaint for a number of years over ONDCP is, when you look at the federa... ...shift and the changes we were making in ONDCP , and that could be reflected at th... ...Okay. One of the things that you do in ONDCP is you have to, every year, issue th... ...was that after almost five years at ONDCP , that's all policy. And so [unclear... ...done the work that you wanted to do at ONDCP , or were you also just ready for ... ...be operational. It's funny, because at ONDCP , you're paid at the Cabinet level, a... Show more... Bess Evans ...President Obama appointed head of the ONDCP [Office of National Drug Contro... ...Obama appointed head of the ONDCP [ Office of National Drug Control Policy ] Michael Botticelli, who is a ma... Related Topics go to the Democrats Democrats go to the Russia Russia go to the Agriculture Agriculture go to the Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa go to the Labor Labor