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List of
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Affairs were handled by an Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs.
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Coordinator of United States
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United States Assistant Secretaries of State (and equivalent ranks)
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Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
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Director, Office of Civil Rights and Chief Diversity Officer
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Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
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Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs
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Served as Acting Assistant Secretary from July 7, 1999.
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Director, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions
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International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
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152:The Department of State created the position of
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167:Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs
69:Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
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37:Seal of the United States Department of State
1641:United States Assistant Secretaries of State
1352:Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
1465:Chief Information Officer of the Department
1399:International Security and Nonproliferation
1394:Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance
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1386:Arms Control and International Security
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1646:United States–North American relations
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1607:Chief of Protocol of the United States
1600:Director, Office of Foreign Assistance
16:Position in the US Department of State
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120:Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
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1490:Director, Foreign Service Institute
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79:President of the United States
26:for Western Hemisphere Affairs
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24:Assistant Secretary of State
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1613:Global Women's Issues
1553:(Ambassador-at-Large)
1547:(Ambassador-at-Large)
1430:Global Public Affairs
286:Edward G. Miller, Jr.
219:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1320:Near Eastern Affairs
382:Dwight D. Eisenhower
351:Roy R. Rubottom, Jr.
322:Dwight D. Eisenhower
1576:Legislative Affairs
1509:Under Secretary for
1461:Diplomatic Security
1441:Under Secretary for
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1384:Under Secretary for
1350:Under Secretary for
1290:Under Secretary for
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1143:September 15, 2021
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712:Langhorne A. Motley
612:Harry W. Shlaudeman
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118:is the head of the
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1011:Mari Carmen Aponte
962:November 10, 2009
936:November 10, 2009
752:Bernard W. Aronson
667:William G. Bowdler
659:November 30, 1979
579:September 4, 1974
544:December 31, 1968
509:February 28, 1966
428:Robert F. Woodward
400:Wymberley D. Coerr
293:December 31, 1952
212:December 20, 1944
208:Nelson Rockefeller
143:Secretary of State
139:Western Hemisphere
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89:Nelson Rockefeller
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488:Lyndon B. Johnson
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833:Assumed office
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572:Jack B. Kubisch
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506:March 22, 1965
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459:John F. Kennedy
448:Edwin M. Martin
435:March 17, 1962
414:John F. Kennedy
407:April 20, 1961
386:John F. Kennedy
378:April 20, 1961
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