Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration

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United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for Population, Refugees, and Migration
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since April 27, 2025
Reports to Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom
Nominator President of the United States
Inaugural holder John Alexander Baker, Jr.
Formation1979
Website Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration is the head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration reports to the Under Secretary Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom.

Contents

List of the Directors of the Bureau of Refugee Programs, 1979–1994

#NameAssumed officeLeft office President served under
1 John A. Baker, Jr. August 26, 1979October 30, 1980 Jimmy Carter
2 Frank E. Loy June 1, 1980January 30, 1981 Jimmy Carter
3 Richard David Vine January 10, 1982September 17, 1982 Ronald Reagan
4 James N. Purcell, Jr. June 12, 1983September 28, 1986 Ronald Reagan
5 Jonathan Moore March 5, 1987June 22, 1989 Ronald Reagan
6 Princeton Lyman September 5, 1989June 15, 1992 George H. W. Bush
7 Warren Zimmermann June 15, 1992March 3, 1994 Bill Clinton

List of the Assistant Secretaries of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, 1994–present

#NameAssumed officeLeft office President served under
8 Phyllis E. Oakley September 21, 1994November 7, 1997 Bill Clinton
9 Julia V. Taft November 10, 1997January 19, 2001Bill Clinton
10 Arthur E. Dewey January 30, 2002July 1, 2005 George W. Bush
11 Ellen Sauerbrey January 12, 2006 [2] December 31, 2007George W. Bush
– Samuel M. Witten (Acting)December 31, 2007July 9, 2009George W. Bush
12 Eric P. Schwartz July 9, 2009October 4, 2011 Barack Obama
13 Anne C. Richard April 2, 2012January 20, 2017 Barack Obama
– Simon Henshaw (Acting)January 20, 2017January 14, 2018 Donald Trump
–Carol Thompson O'Connell (Acting) [3] January 22, 2018January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
–Richard Albright (Acting)January 20, 2021 [4] March 31, 2022 Joe Biden
14 Julieta Valls Noyes March 31, 2022October 4, 2024 [5] Joe Biden
–Marta Costanzo Youth (Acting)October 7, 2024January 17, 2025 [6] Joe Biden
– Spencer Chretien (Acting)April 27, 2025Incumbent Donald Trump

References

  1. ↑ https://www.state.gov/biographies/spencer-chretien-2
  2. ↑ Commissioned during a Senate recess after Senate refuses to act on her nomination.
  3. ↑ "Carol Thompson O'Connell". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Richard Albright". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ @PRMAsstSec (October 4, 2024). "Today, I leave the @StatePRM torch with an incredible team..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ https://www.state.gov/biographies/marta-costanzo-youth/
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