Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
United States Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security | |
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Reports to | The Under Secretary of State for Management |
Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | Robert E. Lamb |
Formation | 1987 |
Website | Official Website |
The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management. The current Acting Assistant Secretary is Bill A. Miller.
Assistant Secretaries of State for Diplomatic Security, 1985—Present
Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President appointed by |
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Robert E. Lamb | June 19, 1987 | August 9, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
Sheldon J. Krys | August 9, 1989 | August 7, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
Anthony C. E. Quainton | September 23, 1992 | December 29, 1995 | George H. W. Bush |
Eric J. Boswell | January 5, 1996 | January 31, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
David G. Carpenter | August 11, 1998 | June 29, 2002 | Bill Clinton |
Francis X. Taylor | November 18, 2002 | February 19, 2005 | George W. Bush |
Richard J. Griffin | 2005 | 2007 | George W. Bush |
Gregory B. Starr | 2007 | 2008 | George W. Bush |
Eric J. Boswell | July 7, 2008 | December 19, 2012[1] | George W. Bush, Barack Obama |
Gregory B. Starr | November 18, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama |
References
- ^ Lee, Matthew, "State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi", Associated Press via Google. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-19.