The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order,or relative preeminence,for domestic and foreign government officials at diplomatic,ceremonial,and social events within the United States and abroad. The list is used to mitigate miscommunication and embarrassment in diplomacy,and offer a distinct and concrete spectrum of preeminence for ceremonies. Often the document is used to advise diplomatic and ceremonial event planners on seating charts and order of introduction. Former presidents,vice presidents,first ladies,second ladies,and secretaries of state and retired Supreme Court justices are also included in the list.
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security,commonly known as Diplomatic Security (DS),is the security branch of the United States Department of State. It conducts international investigations,threat analysis,cyber security,counterterrorism,and protection of people,property,and information. Its mission is to provide a safe and secure environment for officials to carry out U.S. foreign policy.
The Diplomatic Security Service is a security and law enforcement agency that acts as the operational division of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security,which is a branch of the United States Department of State. Its primary mission is to protect diplomatic assets,personnel and information,as well as combat visa and passport fraud. The agency also undertakes counterterrorism,counterintelligence,cybersecurity and criminal investigations,both domestically and abroad.
Patrick Francis Kennedy is a former career Foreign Service Officer who served as the U.S. State Department's Under Secretary of State for Management. He was Director of the Office of Management Policy,Rightsizing and Innovation. He has been Deputy Director for Management at the cabinet level Office of the Director of National Intelligence;he returned to the Department of State on May 7,2007. Kennedy was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform and previously served as Chief of Staff for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. He was the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration for the Clinton Administration from 1993 to 2001.
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to becoming the secretary-general,Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from university,accepting his first post in New Delhi,India.
Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) is a title used for many executive positions in the United States Department of State,ranking below the under secretaries. A set of six assistant secretaries reporting to the under secretary for political affairs manage diplomatic missions within their designated geographic regions,plus one assistant secretary dealing with international organizations. Assistant secretaries usually manage individual bureaus of the Department of State. When the manager of a bureau or another agency holds a title other than assistant secretary,such as "director," it can be said to be of "assistant secretary equivalent rank." Assistant secretaries typically have a set of deputies,referred to as deputy assistant secretaries (DAS).
Asha-Rose Mtengeti Migiro is a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who was the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2012. She was appointed as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa on 13 July 2012.
The International Peace Institute is an independent non-profit lobby group based in New York. The institute has regional offices in Europe,and in the Middle East.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia is the ministry in the government of Serbia which is in the charge of maintaining the consular affairs and foreign relations of Serbia. The current minister is Nikola Selaković,in office since October 28,2020.
Jane Holl Lute is an American diplomat and security analyst currently serving as the UN special envoy on the Cyprus dispute. She served as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 through 2013,after having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 3,2009. Previously,Lute was the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support. Before that she was Assistant Secretary-General for Mission Support in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations since August 2003. She is the President and CEO of the Arlington-based Council on CyberSecurity and Senior Advisor of Measure,a Drone as a Service company. On January 5,2014,she was appointed Special Adviser for Relocation of Camp Hurriya Residents Outside of Iraq by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. On February 8,2016,she was appointed Special Coordinator on Improving the United Nations Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Roger Allen Meece is an American diplomat. He has served as United States ambassador to Malawi (2000–2003) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004–2007),as well as Charge d'affairs to Nigeria (2003) and to Ethiopia (2009). His last diplomatic appointment was as head the United Nations mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2010–2013. After this appointment,Meece retired from diplomatic positions.
Eric J. Boswell was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security from 2008 to 2012. He previously served in the same post from 1996 to 1998.
James Warlick is a US diplomat,former United States Ambassador to Bulgaria.
African-Americans in foreign policy in the United States catalogs distinguished African Americans who have and continue to contribute to international development,diplomacy,and defense through their work with the U.S. Department of State,the U.S. Agency for International Development,the U.S. Information Agency,and the U.S. Congress,and other notable agencies and non-governmental organizations. The creators acknowledge the presence of the interagency contributions to the foreign affairs realm,and welcome additional content to showcase the achievements of African-Americans in other relevant USG agencies.
Michael A. Hammer is a United States career diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Chile. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6,2014 and sworn in on March 7,2014. He was nominated to be the next ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by President Donald Trump on June 20,2018 and confirmed by the Senate on September 6,2018.
Aunese Makoi Simati,born 22 April 1967,is a Tuvaluan diplomat. He was Tuvalu's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 20 December 2012 to July 2017.
Glyn Townsend Davies is a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service. On August 5,2015,the U.S. Senate confirmed Davies to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. His diplomatic career began in 1980. He has served in three ambassadorial-level assignments since 2003,most recently as Special Representative of the U.S. Secretary of State for North Korea Policy.
James Christopher Swan is the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia.
C.S. Eliot Kang is an American diplomat and member of the Senior Executive Service. He currently serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of State. From January to July 2021,January 2017 to January 2018,and January to June 2009 Kang served as acting Assistant Secretary and also exercised the authority of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. Kang is one of the State Department's leading experts on nuclear affairs,including on nuclear safeguards,security,and safety matters as well as denuclearization,counterproliferation,and counter nuclear terrorism issues. On April 12,2021,President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Kang as his administration's Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29,2022.
