List of Department of State appointments by Joe Biden

See also: List of ambassadors appointed by Joe Biden

Main article: List of political appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of May 2,2024 ^[update] , according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation. ^[1]

Color key

  Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

  Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

  Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Secretary & Deputy Secretaries

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Secretary of State	Antony Blinken [2]	January 26, 2021 [3] (Confirmed January 26, 2021, 78–22) [RC 1] [4]	—
— Deputy Secretary of State	Kurt M. Campbell [5]	February 12, 2024 (Confirmed February 6, 2024, 92–5) [RC 2]	–
	Wendy Sherman	April 14, 2021 [6] (Confirmed April 13, 2021, 56–42) [RC 3]	July 28, 2023 [7]
— Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources	Richard R. Verma	April 5, 2023 (Confirmed March 30, 2023, 67–26) [RC 4]	—
	Brian P. McKeon	March 19, 2021 [8] (Confirmed March 18, 2021 by voice vote) [V 1]	December 31, 2022 [9] [10]

Office of Political Affairs

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs	TBA	—	—
	Victoria Nuland	May 3, 2021 [11] (Confirmed April 29, 2021 by voice vote) [V 2]	March 22, 2024
— Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs)	Mary Catherine Phee [12]	September 30, 2021 [13] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 67–31) [RC 5]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)	Daniel Kritenbrink [14]	September 24, 2021 [15] (Confirmed September 23, 2021, 72–14) [RC 6]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs)	James C. O'Brien	October 5, 2023 [16] (Confirmed October 4, 2023, 67–31) [RC 7]	—
	Karen Donfried [12]	September 30, 2021 [17] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 73–26) [RC 8]	March 31, 2023 [17]
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs)	Michele J. Sison [12]	December 21, 2021 [18] (Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote) [V 3]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)	Barbara A. Leaf [12]	May 31, 2022 [19] (Confirmed May 18, 2022, 54–44) [RC 9]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (South and Central Asian Affairs)	Donald Lu [20]	September 15, 2021 [21] (Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote) [V 4]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs)	Brian A. Nichols [14]	September 15, 2021 [22] (Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote) [V 5]	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism & Coordinator for Counterterrorism	Elizabeth H. Richard [23]	December 29, 2023 (Confirmed December 19, 2023, 49–15) [RC 10]	—

Office of Arms Control and International Security

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Arms Control and International Security Affairs)	Bonnie Jenkins	July 22, 2021 [24] (Confirmed July 21, 2021, 52–48) [RC 11]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance)	Mallory Stewart [25]	April 18, 2022 [26] (Confirmed March 29, 2022 by voice vote) [V 6]	—
— Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Nonproliferation)	C.S. Eliot Kang [27]	March 31, 2022 [28] (Confirmed March 29, 2022, 52–46) [RC 12]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)	Jessica Lewis [20]	September 30, 2021 [29] (Confirmed September 29, 2021, 70–27) [RC 13]	—

Office of Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights)	Uzra Zeya	July 14, 2021 [30] (Confirmed July 13, 2021, 73–24) [RC 14]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations)	Anne Witkowsky [12]	January 10, 2022 [31] (Confirmed January 5, 2022, 61–26) [RC 15]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)	Dafna Rand [32]	Announced November 9, 2023	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice	Beth Van Schaack [33]	March 17, 2022 [34] (Confirmed March 15, 2022 by voice vote) [V 7]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs)	Todd D. Robinson [27]	September 30, 2021 [35] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 53–41) [RC 16]	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom	Rashad Hussain [36]	January 24, 2022 (Confirmed December 16, 2021, 85–5) [RC 17]	—
— Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons	Cindy Dyer	January 4, 2023 (Confirmed December 20, 2022, by voice vote) [V 8]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration)	Julieta Valls Noyes [37]	March 31, 2022 [38] (Confirmed March 24, 2022 by voice vote) [V 9]	—

Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment)	Jose W. Fernandez	August 6, 2021 [39] (Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote) [V 10]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs)	Ramin Toloui	January 24, 2022 [40] (Confirmed December 16, 2021, 76–13) [RC 18]	—
— Coordinator for Sanctions Established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021	Erik Woodhouse [41]	Announced September 5, 2023	—
	James C. O'Brien [42]	April 14, 2022 (Confirmed April 6, 2022, 71–26) [RC 19]	October 5, 2023
— Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources)	Geoffrey Pyatt	September 19, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote) [V 11]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Oceans and International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs)	Kris Sarri [43]	Announced November 30, 2023	–
	Monica Medina [44]	September 28, 2021 [45] (Confirmed September 28, 2021, 61–36) [RC 20]	April 28, 2023 [46]

Office of Management

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Management)	John R. Bass [47]	December 29, 2021 [48] (Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote) [V 12]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Administration)	Alaina B. Teplitz [49]	December 6, 2021 [50]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs)	Rena Bitter	August 12, 2021 [51] (Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote) [V 13]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security)	Gentry O. Smith [12]	August 12, 2021 [52] (Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote) [V 14]	—
— Director General of the Foreign Service	Marcia Bernicat [12]	June 6, 2022 [53] (Confirmed May 26, 2022, 82–10) [RC 21]	—
— Director of the Office of Foreign Missions	Rebecca Gonzales [54]	May 31, 2022 [55] (Confirmed May 19, 2022 by voice vote) [V 15]	—

Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Elizabeth M. Allen	June 15, 2023 (Confirmed June 13, 2023, 66–33) [RC 22]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs)	Lee Satterfield [56]	November 23, 2021 [57] (Confirmed November 18, 2021 by voice vote) [V 16]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Global Public Affairs)	William M. Russo	February 15, 2023	—
	Elizabeth M. Allen [58]	September 13, 2021	April 4, 2022

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board	Donna Brazile	June 15, 2022 [59]	—
	James Costos	June 15, 2022 [59]	—
	James R. Berman	August 19, 2022 [60]	—
	Michael Trager	August 19, 2022 [60]	—
	Carmen Estrada-Schaye	November 22, 2022 [61]	—
	Bill Freeman	November 22, 2022 [61]	—
	Jennifer Lin	November 22, 2022 [61]	—
	Jill Nash	January 26, 2023 [62]	—
	Jed Katz	September 15, 2023 [63]	—
	David Price	November 15, 2023 [64]	—
	Denise Grant	March 8, 2024 [65]	—
	Lynn Tincher-Ladner	March 8, 2024 [65]	—

Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretaries

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Legal Adviser of the Department of State	Margaret L. Taylor [66]	Announced April 19, 2023	—
— Chief Financial Advisor	TBA	—	—
— Chief of Protocol	TBA	—	—
	Rufus Gifford	January 3, 2022 [67] (Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote) [V 17]	July 28, 2023 [68]
— Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy	Nate Fick	September 21, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote) [V 18]	—
— Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy	Stephan A. Lang [69]	Announced July 25, 2023	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Health Diplomacy and Global AIDS Coordinator	John Nkengasong [70]	June 13, 2022 (Confirmed May 5, 2022 by voice vote) [V 19]	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Health Security and Diplomacy	John Nkengasong [71]	Announced September 28, 2023	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues	Geeta Rao Gupta [72]	May 18, 2023 (Confirmed May 10, 2023, 51–47) [RC 23]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research)	Brett M. Holmgren [14]	September 15, 2021 [73] (Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote) [V 20]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs)	Naz Durakoğlu	July 22, 2022 (Confirmed June 16, 2022 by voice vote) [V 21]	—
— Inspector General of the Department of State	Cardell K. Richardson	TBD (Confirmed May 2, 2024 by voice vote) [V 22]	—
— Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State	Suzy George [74]	January 20, 2021	—
— Counselor of the Department of State	Derek Chollet [74]	January 20, 2021	—
— Director of Policy Planning	Salman Ahmed [74]	January 20, 2021	—
— Spokesperson for the Department of State	Matthew Miller	April 24, 2023 [75]	—
	Ned Price [74]	January 20, 2021	March 17, 2023
— Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State	Vedant Patel	June 6, 2022 [76] [77]	—
	Jalina Porter [74]	January 20, 2021	June 3, 2022

United States Mission to the United Nations

See also: List of ambassadors appointed by Joe Biden § United States Mission to the United Nations

This list contains the non-ambassadorial appointments made within the scope of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Deputy to the Ambassador to the United Nations	Jeffrey Prescott [74]	January 20, 2021	—
— Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Linda Thomas-Greenfield [2]	February 23, 2021 [78] (Confirmed February 23, 2021, 78–21) [RC 24]	—
	Dorothy Shea	Announced January 3, 2023	—
— Alternate Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Lisa Carty	April 8, 2022 (Confirmed March 29, 2022 by voice vote) [V 23]	—
	Robert A. Wood	October 6, 2022 (Confirmed September 21, 2022 by voice vote) [V 24]	—
— Representative to the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Barbara Lee	Announced September 3, 2023	–
	French Hill
	Janet Keller
	Jeffrey Worthe
— Representative to the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Patrick Leahy	September 15, 2022 (Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote) [V 25] [V 26]	September 27, 2022
	Jim Risch

Other offices

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy	Janet Keller	Announced March 11, 2022	—
	Jay T. Snyder	Announced July 29, 2022	—
	James J. Blanchard	Announced March 20, 2023	—
	Elliott Abrams	Announced July 3, 2023	—

Withdrawn nominations

Office	Nominee	Announced	Withdrawn	Notes
— Assistant Secretary of State (Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)	Sarah Margon [20]	April 23, 2021	January 3, 2023
— Legal Adviser of the Department of State	Sarah H. Cleveland [79]	August 10, 2021	January 3, 2023
— Representative to the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Barbara Lee	September 13, 2021	January 3, 2023
	French Hill
	Sim Farar
	Tom Carnahan
— Representative to the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	S. Douglas Bunch	September 6, 2022	January 3, 2023
	Carol Leslie Hamilton
	Andrew Weinstein
— Representative to the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations	Calvin Smyre	September 3, 2023	January 3, 2024

See also

• Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
• List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
• List of all Assistant Secretary of State roles within the U.S. Department of State
• List of all Under Secretary of State roles within the U.S. Department of State

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote

1. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Antony John Blinken, of New York, to be Secretary of State)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
2. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State)" . Retrieved February 6, 2024.
3. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
4. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Richard R. Verma, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources)" . Retrieved March 30, 2023.
5. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
6. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
7. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
8. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Karen Erika Donfried, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European Affairs and Eurasian Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
9. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
10. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism)". United States Senate. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
11. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
12. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Non-Proliferation))". US Senate. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
13. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
14. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Uzra Zeya, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights))". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
15. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations))". US Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
16. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
17. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom)". US Senate. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
18. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, Economic and Business Affairs)". US Senate. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
19. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be Head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, with the rank of Ambassador)". US Senate. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
20. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
21. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, to be Director General of the Foreign Service)". US Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
22. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy)". US Senate. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
23. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues)". U.S. Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
24. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

Confirmations by voice vote

1. "PN119 - Nomination of Brian P. McKeon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. March 18, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
2. "PN120 - Nomination of Victoria Nuland for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
3. "PN384 — Michele Jeanne Sison — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
4. "PN551 — Donald Lu — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
5. "PN268 — Brian A. Nichols — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
6. "PN1563 — Mallory A. Stewart — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
7. "PN1297 - Nomination of Beth Van Schaack for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. March 15, 2022.
8. "PN1959 — Cynthia Dyer — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
9. "PN772 — Julieta Valls Noyes — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
10. "PN253 - Nomination of Jose W. Fernandez for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
11. "PN1964 - Nomination of Geoffrey R. Pyatt for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
12. "PN922 - Nomination of John R. Bass for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
13. "PN493 - Nomination of Rena Bitter for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
14. "PN495 - Nomination of Gentry O. Smith for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
15. "PN1059 - Nomination of Rebecca Eliza Gonzales for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
16. "PN546 — Lee Satterfield — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
17. "PN616 — Rufus Gifford — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
18. "PN2223 — Nathaniel Fick — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022.
19. "PN1571 - Nomination of John N. Nkengasong for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 5, 2022.
20. "PN273 — Brett M. Holmgren — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
21. "PN1898 - Nomination of Naz Durakoglu for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
22. "PN902 — Cardell Kenneth Richardson Sr. — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
23. "PN1568 — Lisa A. Carty — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
24. "PN1833 - Nomination of Robert A. Wood for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
25. "PN2586 - Nomination of Patrick Leahy for United Nations, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
26. "PN2587 - Nomination of James E. Risch for United Nations, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

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