Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources

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United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for Energy Resources
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Incumbent
Geoffrey R. Pyatt
since September 19, 2022
Reports to Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Nominator President of the United States
Inaugural holder Francis R. Fannon
Website www.state.gov/e/enr

The Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources is the head of the Bureau of Energy Resources within the United States Department of State, supporting the department's efforts in promoting international energy security. [1] [2] The assistant secretary reports to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.

Contents

President Barack Obama nominated Carlos Pascual and Amos Hochstein to the position in 2012 and 2015 respectively, but the Senate did not act on either nomination. [3] On January 12, 2018, Donald Trump nominated Francis R. Fannon to the position. [4] [5] [6] [7] Fannon testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 15, 2018 [8] and was confirmed on May 24, 2018, as the bureau's first assistant secretary. [9]

On August 10, 2021, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that he is appointing Hochstein as the Senior Advisor for Energy Security. [10] [11]

Responsibilities

The Assistant Secretary of ENR is the Secretary of State's adviser on energy security. [12] The assistant secretary's responsibilities include:

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Energy Resources

NameAssumed officeLeft office President(s) served under
Francis R. Fannon May 29, 2018January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
Virginia E. Palmer (acting)January 20, 2021September 7, 2021 Joe Biden
Harry R. Kamian (acting)September 7, 2021September 19, 2022
Geoffrey R. Pyatt September 19, 2022Incumbent

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  2. ↑ Goldberg, Suzanne (November 21, 2011). "Energy resource bureau aims to bring State Department out of the dark ages". The Guardian . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Assistant Secretaries of State for Energy Resources". U.S. Department of State . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Oil Executive Francis R. Fannon to be Asst Secretary For the Bureau of Energy Resources". Diplopundit. February 1, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . January 12, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018– via National Archives.
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  7. ↑ "Trump nominates Fannon for Energy Resources post" . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Statement of Francis R. Fannon, Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources". Senate Foreign Relations Committee. February 15, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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  10. ↑ @SecBlinken (August 10, 2021). "I am appointing Amos Hochstein as the Senior Advisor for Energy Security. He is uniquely suited to support the deve…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Senior Advisor for Energy Security". United States Department of State. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "1 FAM 461 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENERGY RESOURCES (ENR)". Foreign Affairs Manual . October 22, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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