Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs

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United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for Global Public Affairs
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Special Assistant to the President, Assistant Communications Director Dylan Johnson.jpg
Incumbent
Dylan Johnson [1]
since January 30, 2026
Reports toThe under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs
AppointerThe president of the United States
Precursor
Inaugural holder Michelle Giuda
FormationMay 28, 2019
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs
Website Official website

The assistant secretary of state for global public affairs is the head of the Bureau of Global Public Affairs within the United States Department of State. The assistant secretary of state for global public affairs reports to the secretary of state and the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. The position was formed on May 28, 2019 with the merging of the Bureau of International Information Programs and the Bureau of Public Affairs by assistant secretary of state for public affairs Michelle Giuda. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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The assistant secretary of state for public affairs was the head of the Bureau of Public Affairs prior to its abolition. The assistant secretary of state for public affairs reported to the secretary of state and the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs.

History

The position of Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs was first created in December 1944 as the Assistant Secretary of State for Public and Cultural Relations. [7] It was later changed to Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in 1946. [7] Initially, incumbents supervised the forerunners of the United States Information Agency and the Voice of America. [7] Under the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs does not require Senate confirmation. [7]

Historically, the assistant secretary for public affairs had a dual role as the spokesperson for the State Department. From 2011 to 2015, the assistant secretary and the State Department spokesperson were two separate roles held by different people. [8] [9] In late 2015, the two roles were once again merged with the appointment of Spokesperson John Kirby as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. [10]

On May 28, 2019, the bureau merged with the Bureau of International Information Programs into the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, and the duties of the assistant secretary of state merged into the duties of the Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs. [11]

Officeholders

Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs

#ImageNameAssumed officeLeft office President appointed by
1 Archibaldmacleish (cropped).jpeg Archibald MacLeish December 20, 1944August 17, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt
2 Former Conn. Senator William Benton.jpg William Benton September 17, 1945September 30, 1947 Harry Truman
3 George V Allen 1924.jpg George V. Allen March 31, 1948November 28, 1949
4 Edward W. Barrett February 16, 1950February 20, 1952
5 Howland H. Sargeant (cropped).jpg Howland H. Sargeant February 21, 1952January 29, 1953
6 Carl McCardle January 30, 1953March 1, 1957 Dwight D. Eisenhower
7 Andrew H. Berding March 28, 1957March 9, 1961
8 Roger Tubby 1951.jpg Roger Tubby March 10, 1961April 1, 1962 John F. Kennedy
9 Robert Manning April 11, 1962July 31, 1964
10 James L. Greenfield September 10, 1964March 12, 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson
11 Dixon Donnelley March 22, 1966January 31, 1969
12 Michael Collins (cropped).jpg Michael Collins January 6, 1970April 11, 1971 Richard Nixon
13 CarolCLaise1966.png Carol Laise October 10, 1973March 27, 1975
14 John E. Reinhardt.jpg John Reinhardt April 22, 1975March 22, 1977 Gerald Ford
15 Hodding Carter (cropped).jpg Hodding Carter III March 25, 1977June 30, 1980 Jimmy Carter
16 William Jennings Dyess (cropped).jpg William J. Dyess August 29, 1980July 30, 1981
17 Dean E. Fischer (cropped).jpg Dean E. Fischer August 7, 1981August 19, 1982 Ronald Reagan
18 John Hughes editor 1985.jpg Robert John Hughes August 20, 1982January 1, 1985
19 Bernard Kalb (cropped).jpg Bernard Kalb August 12, 1985October 8, 1986
20 Charles E. Redman 1994 (cropped).jpg Charles E. Redman June 29, 1987March 1, 1989
21 Tutwilermd 175.jpg Margaret D. Tutwiler March 3, 1989August 23, 1992 George H. W. Bush
22 Thomas Donilon.jpg Thomas E. Donilon April 1, 1993November 7, 1996 Bill Clinton
23 James Rubin 01.jpg James Rubin August 7, 1997April 2, 2000
24 Richard Boucher.jpg Richard Boucher January 5, 2001June 2, 2005
25 Sean McCormack official portrait.jpg Sean McCormack June 2, 2005January 20, 2009 George W. Bush
26 Philip J Crowley.jpg Philip J. Crowley May 26, 2009March 13, 2011 Barack Obama
27 Michael A. Hammer.jpg Michael A. Hammer March 30, 2012August 30, 2013
28 Assistant Secretary Doug Frantz.jpg Douglas Frantz September 3, 2013October 1, 2015
29 John Kirby 2015.jpg John Kirby December 11, 2015January 20, 2017
- Susan Stevenson 2016.jpg Susan Stevenson (Acting)January 20, 2017February 3, 2018 Donald Trump
30 Michelle S. Giuda.jpg Michelle Giuda February 3, 2018May 28, 2019 [12]
Office abolished

Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs

#ImageNameAssumed officeLeft office President appointed by
1 Michelle S. Giuda.jpg Michelle Giuda May 28, 2019March 3, 2020 [13] Donald Trump
2 Aaron Ringel, Assistant Secretary of State.jpg Aaron Ringel September 14, 2020January 20, 2021
- Nicole Chulick, Acting Assistant Secretary of State.jpg Nicole Chulick (Acting)January 20, 2021June 11, 2021 Joe Biden
- Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Denmark Mark Stroh.jpg Mark Stroh (Acting) [14] June 14, 2021August 20, 2021
3 Elizabeth Allen, Assistant Secretary of State 2.jpg Elizabeth M. Allen September 13, 2021April 4, 2022
- Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau, Acting Assistant Secretary of State.jpg Elizabeth Trudeau (Acting)April 4, 2022February 15, 2023
4 Bill Russo, Assistant Secretary of State.jpg William M. Russo February 15, 2023April 6, 2024
2021-02-08 Mark Toner edited portraits 300dpi-7432 (002).jpg
2021-02-08 Mark Toner edited portraits 300dpi-7432 (002).jpg
Mark Toner (Acting)April 6, 2024June 28, 2024
- Kristin Kane, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.jpg Kristin Kane (Senior Bureau Official)July 1, 2024September 16, 2024
- Stephanie C. Sutton, Acting Assistant Secretary of State.jpg Stephanie C. Sutton (Acting)September 16, 2024January 20, 2025
- Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Global Public Affairs Michele P. Exner.jpg Michele P. Exner (Acting)January 20, 2025March 19, 2025 Donald Trump
5Michele P. ExnerMarch 19, 2025January 25, 2026
- Special Assistant to the President, Assistant Communications Director Dylan Johnson.jpg Dylan Johnson (Senior Bureau Official)January 26, 2026Present

References

  1. ↑ "Dylan Johnson".
  2. ↑ "Administrative Timeline of the Department of State". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "State Department To Take A Step Into The Digital Age In Effort To Counter Disinformation". Washington Post. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Creation of the Bureau of Global Public Affairs". United States Department of State. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Historic Merger: Creating the Bureau of Global Public Affairs". State Department Magazine. March 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Administrative Timeline of the Department of State". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Assistant Secretaries of State for Public Affairs". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Victoria Nuland to be State Department spokesman". Foreign Policy . May 16, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Biographies for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy: Senior Officials". August 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ "John Kirby". U.S. Department of State. December 11, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Administrative Timeline of the Department of State". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Michelle S. Giuda". United States Department of State. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Michelle S. Giuda". United States Department of State. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Mark Stroh".
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