-  Faculty Experts   -  News by Topic   -  News by School Search News & Info WUSTL in the News   - Powered by Google WUSTL Home Public Affairs Home University News Medical News Sports News Radio Service Business, Law & Econ Culture & Living Science & Technology Contact Information TV/Radio Studio Visiting Our Campuses Campus Images Sports photography Commercial Filming    and Photography Commercial Use of    Names and Symbols Domain Name policy Record (newspaper) Campus Calendars WUSTL News Summary Publications Online Facts, Guides & Maps		Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > Faculty Experts at Washington University in St. Louis > Thomas A Schweich Visiting Professor of Law and Ambassador in Residence Expertise: foreign policy, Afghanistan Bio: Schweich Thomas Schweich served the Bush administration as the ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan, as the government's principal deputy assistant secretary (PDAS) for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and chief of staff to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. He is currently a special representative for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). As the PDAS, Schweich helped manage an annual budget of $2.5 billion and more than 4,000 people around the world. INL is responsible for international drug interdiction and eradication; police, judge and prosecutor training; combating cyber-crime, money laundering and international organized crime syndicates; and negotiating international crime conventions, among other activities. In 1999 and 2000, Schweich served the Justice Department as chief of staff of the Danforth special counsel investigation into the deaths of the Branch Davidians at Waco Texas. He has published three books and several articles on law, personal finance, careers, numismatics, economic history, and international affairs. He has also enjoyed a more than two decade affiliation with the law firm Bryan Cave LLP, where his practice focuses on commercial litigation, government contracts, and white collar criminal defense. WUSTL Contact Information: Work: (314) 935-3379 E-mail: tschweich@wulaw.wustl.edu News Stories & Tip Sheets: Showing 1 Stories. Refining foreign policy Former ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan available to discuss foreign policy priorities for the new president Dec. 4, 2008 -- "Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan need to be top foreign policy priorities for President Barack Obama," says Thomas Schweich, former ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan and visiting professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. Schweich, the Special Representative for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is available to discuss foreign policy issues facing the next president. Showing 1 Stories.			Related Information Media Assistance: Jessica Martin Director, News & Information for the School of Law and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work jessica_martin@wustl.edu (314) 935-5251 Related Groups: Campus-wide: • Foreign Policy • Politics and Law • Vice presidential debate '08 faculty experts Schools: • School of Law - View All Groups Related Topics: • American Politics • American Politics • International Law • International Politics • Law & Legal Issues • Presidential Politics & Campaign Issues • Terrorism Response & Foreign Policy • War / Terrorism - View All Topics Revised: Friday, Sept. 19, 2008   Email this page   Print ready page Subscribe WUSTL News by E-mail
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