In June 2024, James Vigil, Jr. retired after 23 years as Senior Advisor for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights at the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) at the U.S. Department of State. James originated and implemented the first-ever U.S. Transnational and High-Tech Crime Global Law Enforcement Network (GLEN). From 1998-2000, James served as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of INL as an appointee of President Clinton. A native of Southern California, James earned his bachelor’s degree in history and political science from U.C.L.A. and his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. He is a past President of the Hispanic Bar Association for the District of Columbia.
