Under Secretary for Management (Department of State)

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Under Secretary for Management is also a position within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Under Secretary for Management is a position within the American Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State on matters relating to the allocation and use of Department of State budget, physical property, and personnel, including planning, the day-to-day administration of the Department, and proposals for institutional reform and modernization. The current Under Secretary is Henrietta H. Fore, who was sworn in on August 2, 2005.

It is also the position to whom the Bureau of Administration, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Bureau of Human Resources, Bureau of Information Resource Management, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Director of Diplomatic Reception Rooms, Foreign Service Institute, Office of Management Policy, Office of Medical Services, Office of Rightsizing the U.S. Government's Overseas Presence, and Office of White House Liaison report. The Under Secretary of Management gives direction to the Bureau of Resource Management, and the Chief Financial Officer serves as a part of the Under Secretary's senior management team. The Under Secretary for Management is the State Department's representative on the President's Management Council, and is the Department officially responsible for implementing the President's Management Agenda, announced in the summer of 2001.

In an Act of February 7, 1953, Congress created for a 2-year period the position of Under Secretary of State for Administration as the third ranking officer in the Department. The position was not renewed, however; and between 1955 and 1978, the ranking officer in the Department handling administration and management questions was either a Deputy Under Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of State. On October 7, 1978, an Act of Congress created the permanent position of Under Secretary of State for Management.

[edit] External links

• The government website of the Under Secretary for Management
• The Office of the Historian's list of former Under Secretaries

Senior Officials in the United States Department of State
Secretary of State Deputy Secretary of State Under Secretaries: Political Affairs • Management • Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs • Arms Control and International Security • Democracy and Global Affairs • Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Counselor of the United States Department of State