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.