Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Elizabeth M. Allen since June 15, 2023 Acting by designation: April 4, 2022 – June 15, 2023
Nominator	president of the United States
Inaugural holder	Evelyn S. Lieberman
Formation	1999
Website	Official Website

The under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs is currently a top-ten ranking position^[1] in the U.S. Department of State tasked to help ensure public diplomacy is practiced in combination with public affairs and traditional diplomacy to advance U.S. national interests. The under secretary oversees two bureaus at the State Department: Educational and Cultural Affairs and Global Public Affairs. Also reporting to the under secretary are the Global Engagement Center, the Office of Policy, Planning and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

The position was created on October 1, 1999, during the Clinton administration after Title XIII, Section 1313 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681-776). Section 2305 of the Act (112 Stat. 2681-825) increased the number of under secretaries of state from five to six. Subdivision A of the Act, also known as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998, abolished the United States Information Agency and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

On April 4, 2022, Elizabeth M. Allen was named acting under secretary by designation^[2] and on June 13, 2023 she was confirmed by a vote of 66–33 in the United States Senate.^[3] She assumed office on June 15, 2023.^[4]

Full appointments to the position require confirmation by the Senate.

From October 1, 1999, through August 29, 2019, the under secretary has been without a confirmed appointment 35.8% of the days. The average time between confirmed appointments is 289 days (or over 9.5 months). Looking at the last three administrations, the office was without a confirmed under secretary for 37.2% of the Bush administration, 21.8% of the Obama administration, and 89.4% of the Trump administration (as of August 29, 2019).^[5]

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List of under secretaries of state for public diplomacy and public affairs

Name	In office	President(s) served under
Evelyn S. Lieberman	October 1, 1999 – January 19, 2001	Bill Clinton
Charlotte Beers	October 2, 2001 – March 28, 2003	George W. Bush
Margaret D. Tutwiler	December 16, 2003 – June 30, 2004
Karen Hughes	September 9, 2005 – December 14, 2007
James K. Glassman	June 10, 2008 – January 15, 2009
Judith McHale	May 26, 2009 – July 1, 2011	Barack Obama
Kathleen Stephens	February 6, 2012 – April 4, 2012 (Acting)
Tara Sonenshine	April 5, 2012 – July 1, 2013
Richard Stengel	February 11, 2014 – December 7, 2016
Bruce Wharton	December 8, 2016 – July 2017 (Acting)	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Steve Goldstein	December 4, 2017 – March 13, 2018	Donald Trump
Heather Nauert	March 13, 2018 – October 10, 2018 (Acting)
Michelle Giuda	February 12, 2019 – March 3, 2020 (Acting by designation)
Ulrich Brechbuhl	March 3, 2020 – September 28, 2020 (Acting by designation)
Nilda Pedrosa	September 28, 2020 – January 20, 2021 (Acting by designation)
Jennifer Hall Godfrey	January 20, 2021 – April 1, 2022 (Acting by designation)	Joe Biden
Elizabeth M. Allen	April 4, 2022 – June 15, 2023 (Acting by designation) June 15, 2023 – Present	Joe Biden

References

^ U.S. State Department organization chart on State Dept. website
^ "Elizabeth M. Allen".
^ "Tuesday, June 13, 2023". 13 June 2023.
^ "Elizabeth M. Allen". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
^ The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs: an updated incumbency chart and some background

External links

v t e United States Department of State
Headquarters: Harry S Truman Building Antony Blinken, Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State Richard R. Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Victoria Nuland, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Deputy Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources	Office of Foreign Assistance Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office of the U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region
Under Secretary for Political Affairs	Bureau of African Affairs Bureau of Counterterrorism Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau of International Organization Affairs (United States Mission to the United Nations) Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment	Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Bureau of Energy Resources Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Office of the Chief Economist Office of Global Food Security Office of Global Partnerships Office of the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security	Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau of Political-Military Affairs International Security Advisory Board
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau of Global Public Affairs Global Engagement Center International Expositions Unit Office of Global Youth Issues Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Under Secretary for Management	Bureau of Administration Bureau of Budget and Planning Bureau of Consular Affairs Bureau of Diplomatic Security Bureau of Global Talent Management Bureau of Information Resource Management Bureau of Medical Services Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services Foreign Service Institute (Office of the Historian) Office of Foreign Missions Director of Diplomatic Reception Rooms Office of Management Strategy and Solutions Office of White House Liaison
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights	Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Office of Global Criminal Justice Office of International Religious Freedom Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Bureaus/Offices reporting directly to the Secretary	Chief of Staff Office of the Counselor Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy Bureau of Intelligence and Research Bureau of Legislative Affairs Executive Secretariat (Operations Center) Policy Planning Staff (Foreign Affairs Policy Board) Office of Civil Rights Office of Diversity and Inclusion Office of Global Women's Issues Office of Inspector General Office of the Chief of Protocol Office of the Legal Adviser Office of the Ombudsman Office of the Secretary's Special Representative for Syria Engagement Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Office of the Special Representative for Venezuela Office of the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Iran Action Group Foreign Service Grievance Board Secretary's Open Forum

v t e Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the United States
Evelyn Lieberman Charlotte Beers Margaret D. Tutwiler Karen Hughes James K. Glassman Judith McHale Kathleen Stephens Tara Sonenshine Richard Stengel Bruce Wharton (Acting) Steve Goldstein Heather Nauert (Acting) Michelle Giuda (Acting) Ulrich Brechbuhl (Acting) Nilda Pedrosa (Acting) Elizabeth M. Allen

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