Kenneth E. Melson
Kenneth E. Melson | |
|---|---|
| Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives | |
| In office April 8, 2009 – August 30, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Eric Holder |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Sullivan (acting) Ronald "Ronnie" A. Carter (acting) |
| Succeeded by | B. Todd Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Denison University (BA), George Washington University (JD) |
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 U.S. attorney in Minnesota.