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Garrison K. Courtney is the current Chief of Public Affairs of the Drug Enforcement Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Justice.

Prior to becoming Chief of Public Affairs for DEA, where he is also involved in the daily operations of the DEA Museum, Courtney was the Seattle District public affairs director and regional spokesperson for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for Northern Idaho, Washington and British Columbia. When INS became part of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Courtney moved to Washington to be the lead spokesman for the new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In 2004 he did an eight month stint as a press secretary for Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Florida).

Courtney started his career in journalism as a reporter and television weather anchor for CBS affiliates in several states, including KPAX-TV in Missoula, MT and KVAL-TV in Eugene, OR. He is a graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Department at The University of Montana and is currently a Master of Public Policy candidate at George Mason University. Courtney attended MSU-Northern in 1996 and was the editor of NoMoCo, the school paper.

External links

• DEA official web site
• News from DEA - News Releases
• The University of Montana Broadcast Journalism Department
• LinkedIn: Garrison Courtney
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• Living people
• DEA Chief of Public Affairs
• University of Montana alumni