Carl J. Truscott
Director
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
U.S. Department of Justice
Carl
J. Truscott was appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft to be the
6th Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
in the Department of Justice, on April 18, 2004. He is responsible for
the Bureau's enforcement of the Federal firearms, explosives, and arson
laws, as well as its jurisdiction relative to the Federal alcohol and
tobacco diversion laws.
Mr. Truscott joins the Bureau from the U.S. Secret Service, where he
served as the Assistant Director of the Office of Protective Research
and was responsible for the Secret Service's investigative and protective
intelligence, threat assessment activities, technical security, information
technology, emergency preparedness, and science and technology programs.
Prior to his term as Assistant Director, Mr. Truscott served as the
Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division, where
he had primary responsibility for supervising all protective matters
relating to the President, the First Family, and the White House. During
his 22-year tenure, Mr. Truscott was also assigned to the Secret Service's
New York and Los Angeles field offices. He began his law enforcement
career in 1980 as an Investigator for the New Jersey Department of Law
and Public Safety.
Mr. Truscott has received numerous awards and commendations throughout
his distinguished law enforcement career, including the Director's Life
Saving Award in 1986; Senior Executive Service performance awards in
2001 and 2002; a Special Award for Distinguished Service to the Executive
Office of the President in 2002; and the Presidential Rank Award as
Meritorious Executive in 2003.
Mr. Truscott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice
from the University of Delaware in 1979. He attended executive programs
at The George Washington University and Harvard University, and the
Director of Central Intelligence's "Intelligence Community Senior
Leadership Program" in 2003.
Mr. Truscott is a native of Marlton, New Jersey. He and his wife Patricia
have one daughter.