Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research

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Assistant Secretary of State
for Intelligence and Research
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Incumbent
Leila Gardner [1]
Acting  
since January 20, 2025
Reports toThe United States Secretary of State
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holder Hugh S. Cumming Jr.
Formation1957
Website Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research is the head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) within the United States Department of State. Before 1986, the head of INR was the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research reports to the United States Deputy Secretary of State.

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Assistant Secretaries of State for Intelligence and Research, 1986–present

The office of "Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research" was renamed "Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research" on August 18, 1986.

#NameAssumed officeLeft office President served under
10 Morton I. Abramowitz February 1, 1985May 19, 1989 Ronald Reagan
11 Douglas P. Mulholland June 9, 1989January 19, 1993 George H. W. Bush
12 Toby T. Gati November 5, 1993May 31, 1997 Bill Clinton
13 Phyllis E. Oakley November 10, 1997August 2, 1999Bill Clinton
14 J. Stapleton Roy November 19, 1999January 13, 2001Bill Clinton
15 Carl W. Ford Jr. June 1, 2001October 3, 2003 George W. Bush
16 Thomas Fingar July 22, 2004June 13, 2005George W. Bush
17 Randall M. Fort November 9, 2006January 9, 2009George W. Bush
18 Philip S. Goldberg February 9, 2010February 14, 2014 Barack Obama
19 Daniel B. Smith [2] February 14, 2014October 23, 2018Barack Obama
Donald Trump
20 Ellen E. McCarthy January 22, 2019January 20, 2021Donald Trump
- Kin W. Moy (Acting)January 20, 2021June 15, 2021 Joe Biden
-Annette L. Redmond (Senior Bureau Official) [3] June 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Joe Biden
21 Brett M. Holmgren September 15, 2021July 5, 2024Joe Biden
- Lisa D. Kenna (Senior Bureau Official) [4] July 5, 2024January 20, 2025Joe Biden
-Leila Gardner (Acting)January 20, 2025Present Donald Trump

List of directors of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, 1957–1986

#NameAssumed officeLeft office President served under
1 Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. October 10, 1957February 19, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
2 Roger Hilsman February 19, 1961April 25, 1963 John F. Kennedy
3 Thomas Lowe Hughes April 28, 1963August 25, 1969John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
4 Ray S. Cline October 26, 1969November 24, 1973 Richard Nixon
5 William G. Hyland January 21, 1974November 24, 1975Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
6 Harold H. Saunders December 1, 1975April 10, 1978Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
7 William G. Bowdler April 24, 1978December 17, 1979Jimmy Carter
8 Ronald I. Spiers January 28, 1980October 4, 1981Jimmy Carter
9 Hugh Montgomery October 19, 1981January 6, 1985 Ronald Reagan
10 Morton I. Abramowitz February 1, 1985May 19, 1989Ronald Reagan

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References

  1. https://www.state.gov/biographies/leila-gardner/
  2. Department of State: Daniel B. Smith
  3. "Annette L. Redmond".
  4. "Lisa Kenna".