Richard L. Lambert–Special Agent in Charge

Richard L. Lambert—Special Agent in Charge

Richard "Rick" Lambert, a native of the state of Texas, entered on duty with the FBI as a special agent in 1988. He first served in the St. Louis Division, where he conducted violent crime and white collar crime investigations.

In 1992, Rick was promoted to the position of Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) in the Legal Counsel Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he provided legal representation in the Civil Litigation Unit and Employment Law Unit. In 1995, Rick was appointed to the position of SSA in the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility.

From 1996 to 1999, Rick served as an SSA in the Norfolk Field Office where he led an Organized Crime/Drug Squad in dismantling an outlaw motorcycle gang and Jamaican drug trafficking enterprise.

In 1999, Rick was named an assistant inspector/team leader in the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters, where he led several inspection teams in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of various field office investigative programs.

Rick was assigned as an assistant special agent in charge of the San Diego Field Office in 2000 where he managed the foreign counterintelligence and counterterrorism programs, including oversight of the Joint Terrorism Task Force and coordination of the field office's investigation of the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

In 2002, Rick was appointed to the position of Inspector and detailed to the Washington Field Office to lead the FBI's investigation into the anthrax attacks of 2001.

Rick was appointed special agent in charge of the Knoxville Field Office in June 2006.

Rick holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in political science from Midwestern State University, an M.P.A. and a J.D. from the University of Houston, and an M.B.A from the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the Texas Bar.