Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | |
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Incumbent Vacant since November 2017 | |
Reports to | Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
Nominator | President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | James M. Wilson, Jr. |
Formation | 1976 |
Website | Official Website |
The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is the head of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor reports to the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 1976—1993
Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President served under |
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James M. Wilson, Jr. | November 29, 1976 | April 28, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
Patricia M. Derian | August 17, 1977 | January 19, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
Ernest W. Lefever | [1][2] | Ronald Reagan | |
Elliott Abrams | December 12, 1981 | July 17, 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
Richard Schifter | October 31, 1985 | April 3, 1992 | Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush |
Patricia Diaz Dennis | August 24, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 1993—Present
Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President served under |
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John Shattuck | June 2, 1993 | November 13, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
Harold Hongju Koh | November 13, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
Lorne Craner | June 4, 2001 | July 31, 2004 | George W. Bush |
Barry Lowenkron | Oct 14, 2005 | August 28, 2007 | George W. Bush |
David J. Kramer | March 21, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | George W. Bush |
Michael H. Posner | September 23, 2009 | March 8, 2013 | Barack Obama |
Uzra Zeya (acting)[3] | March 8, 2013 | April 3, 2014 | Barack Obama |
Tom Malinowski[4] | April 3, 2014 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama |
On June 20, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Robert A. Destro, a human rights advocate, a civil rights attorney with expertise in elections and employment law, a professor at the Columbus School of Law, and the current director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America, to fill this position.[5][6]
External links
- History of Assistant Secretaries of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor from the State Department Historian
- Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Website
References
- ^ Nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted on it.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam. "Ernest W. Lefever dies at 89; founder of conservative public policy organization", Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2009. Accessed August 3, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
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- ^ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key-administration-posts-48/
- ^ https://communications.catholic.edu/news/2018/06/destro-appointment.html