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
James M. Wilson, Jr.
November 29, 1976
April 28, 1977
Gerald Ford
Patricia M. Derian
August 17, 1977
January 19, 1981
Jimmy Carter
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
While Ernest W. Lefever was nominated for the office by Reagan in 1981, his nomination was rejected by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and he withdrew from consideration.[2]
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 1993 — Present
Name
Assumed office
Left office
President served under
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
October 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
Virginia Bennett (acting)
January 20, 2017
November 30, 2017
Donald Trump
Michael Kozak (Senior Bureau Official)
November 30, 2017
September 12, 2019
Donald Trump
Robert Destro [5]
September 23, 2019
January 20, 2021
Donald Trump
Lisa J. Peterson (acting)[6]
January 20, 2021
September 6, 2022
Joe Biden
Erin M. Barclay (acting)
September 6, 2022
January 21, 2024
Robert S. Gilchrist (Senior Bureau Official)
January 21, 2024
Incumbent
References
^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/robert-s-gilchrist/
^ Bernstein, Adam (July 31, 2009). "Ernest W. Lefever dies at 89; founder of conservative public policy organization" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 3, 2009 .
^ "Uzra Zeya, Deputy Chief of Mission | Embassy of the United States Paris, France" . Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014 .
^ "Malinowski, Tom" . U.S. Department of State . Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
^ "Robert A. Destro" . U.S. Department of State . Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Mission" . State.gov - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor . United States Department of State. Retrieved January 21, 2021 .
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