Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security

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United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for Diplomatic Security
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since June 2, 2025
Reports toThe under secretary of state for management
NominatorThe president of the United States
Inaugural holder Robert E. Lamb
Formation1987
Website Official website

The assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security is the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the United States Department of State. The assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security reports to the under secretary of state for management.

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Assistant secretaries of state for diplomatic security, 1987—present

#NameAssumed officeLeft office President appointed by
1 Robert E. Lamb June 19, 1987August 9, 1989 Ronald Reagan
2 Sheldon J. Krys August 9, 1989August 7, 1992 George H. W. Bush
3 Anthony C. E. Quainton September 23, 1992December 29, 1995 George H. W. Bush
4 Eric J. Boswell January 5, 1996January 31, 1998 Bill Clinton
- Patrick F. Kennedy (acting)January 31, 1998August 11, 1998 Bill Clinton
5 David G. Carpenter August 11, 1998June 29, 2002 Bill Clinton
6 Francis X. Taylor November 18, 2002February 19, 2005 George W. Bush
7 Richard J. Griffin June 22, 2005November 1, 2007 George W. Bush
- Gregory B. Starr (acting)November 1, 2007July 7, 2008 George W. Bush
8 Eric J. Boswell July 7, 2008December 19, 2012 [2] George W. Bush, Barack Obama
-Scott Bultrowicz (acting)December 19, 2012November 18, 2013 Barack Obama
9 Gregory B. Starr November 18, 2013January 20, 2017 Barack Obama
-Bill Miller (interim) [3] January 21, 2017June 27, 2017 N/A
- Christian J. Schurman (acting)June 27, 2017November 3, 2017 N/A
10 Michael Evanoff November 3, 2017July 24, 2020 Donald Trump [4]
- Todd J. Brown (acting)August 1, 2020August 12, 2021 N/A
11 Gentry O. Smith August 12, 2021January 20, 2025 Joe Biden
- Carlos Matus (acting)January 20, 2025May 30, 2025 Donald Trump
- Paul R. Houston (Senior Bureau Official)June 2, 2025Incumbent Donald Trump

References

  1. ↑ https://www.state.gov/biographies/paul-r-houston/
  2. ↑ Lee, Matthew, "State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi", Associated Press via Google. December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Rogin, Josh (July 26, 2017). "Opinion - State Department head of diplomatic security resigns" . Retrieved December 18, 2017– via www.WashingtonPost.com.
  4. ↑ "Tracking how many key positions Trump has filled so far". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
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