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Kenneth E. Melson

Kenneth E. Melson is a former acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the United States. He was appointed to this post by Attorney General Eric Holder in 2009. He resigned as head of ATF in the aftermath of the ATF gunwalking scandal and was replaced by B. Todd Jones, a former Marine who had twice served as the…

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Alma mater
Denison University (BA), George Washington University (JD)
Appointed by
Eric Holder
Preceded by
Michael J. Sullivan (acting) Ronald "Ronnie" A. Carter (acting)
Succeeded by
B. Todd Jones

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Kenneth E. Melson → Denison University (BA), George Washington University (JD)
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Kenneth E. Melson → Michael J. Sullivan (acting) Ronald "Ronnie" A. Carter (acting)
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Kenneth E. MelsonAlma materDenison University (BA), George Washington University (JD)1.00infobox
Kenneth E. MelsonAppointed byEric Holder1.00infobox
Kenneth E. MelsonPreceded byMichael J. Sullivan (acting) Ronald "Ronnie" A. Carter (acting)1.00infobox
Kenneth E. MelsonSucceeded byB. Todd Jones1.00infobox

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