Assistant Secretary of State for Administration

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United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for Administration
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Alaina B. Teplitz official photo.jpg
Incumbent
Alaina B. Teplitz
since December 6, 2021
Reports toThe Under Secretary of State for Management
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holder Julius C. Holmes
Formation1945
Website Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration is the head of the Bureau of Administration in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management.

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Administration, 1945—present

NameAssumed officeLeft office President appointed by
Julius C. Holmes January 29, 1945August 17, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank McCarthy September 1, 1945October 11, 1945 Harry Truman
Donald S. Russell September 24, 1945January 20, 1947
John Peurifoy March 17, 1947August 10, 1950
Carlisle H. Humelsine August 11, 1950February 13, 1953
Edward T. Wailes May 29, 1953June 22, 1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Isaac W. Carpenter, Jr. June 23, 1954January 25, 1955
Loy W. Henderson January 26, 1955August 9, 1955
Isaac W. Carpenter, Jr. August 11, 1955December 15, 1957
Walter K. Scott March 21, 1958July 22, 1959
Lane Dwinell July 23, 1959February 3, 1961
William J. Crockett February 23, 1961June 7, 1963 John F. Kennedy
Dwight J. Porter October 2, 1963March 28, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
Francis G. Meyer September 26, 1969May 31, 1971 Richard Nixon
Joseph F. Donelan, Jr. June 14, 1971March 31, 1973 Richard Nixon
John M. Thomas November 23, 1973June 28, 1979
Thomas M. Tracy September 25, 1979August 30, 1983 Jimmy Carter
Robert E. Lamb December 19, 1983July 1, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Donald J. Bouchard December 12, 1985November 30, 1987
Sheldon J. Krys July 13, 1988August 7, 1989
Arthur W. Fort August 9, 1989January 8, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Patrick F. Kennedy May 20, 1993July 13, 2001 Bill Clinton
William A. Eaton July 13, 2001May 25, 2005 George W. Bush
Rajkumar Chellaraj June 5, 2006January 20, 2009
Joyce Anne Barr December 17, 2011January 26, 2017 Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Harry Mahar (acting)January 27, 2017December 8, 2017 Donald Trump
Nicole R. Nason December 8, 2017March 11, 2019
John W. Dinkelman (acting)March 12, 2019August 20, 2019
Carrie Cabelka August 20, 2019January 20, 2021
John W. Dinkelman (acting)January 20, 2021December 6, 2021 Joe Biden
Alaina B. Teplitz December 6, 2021Present

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