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The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, the Deputy Secretary of State becomes Acting Secretary of State until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement.
The position was created in 1972. Prior to Jul 13, 1972, the Under Secretary of State had been the second ranking officer of the Department.
The current Deputy Secretary of State is John Negroponte, who serves under Secretary Condoleezza Rice. He was sworn in on February 13, 2007.
[edit] Deputy Secretaries of State
| Name |
Term of Office |
President(s) served under |
| John N. Irwin II |
July 13, 1972–February 1, 1973 |
Richard Nixon |
| Kenneth Rush |
February 2, 1973–May 29, 1974 |
Richard Nixon |
| Robert S. Ingersoll |
July 10, 1974–March 31, 1976 |
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
| Charles W. Robinson |
April 9, 1976–January 20, 1977 |
Gerald Ford |
| Warren Christopher |
February 26, 1977–January 16, 1981 |
Jimmy Carter |
| William P. Clark |
February 25, 1981–February 9, 1982 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Walter John Stoessel, Jr. |
February 11, 1982–September 22, 1982 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Kenneth W. Dam |
September 23, 1982–June 15, 1985 |
Ronald Reagan |
| John C. Whitehead |
July 9, 1985–January 20, 1989 |
Ronald Reagan |
| Lawrence Eagleburger |
January 20, 1989–August 19, 1992 |
George H. W. Bush |
| Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. |
January 27, 1993–November 8, 1993 |
Bill Clinton |
| Strobe Talbott |
February 23, 1994–January 19, 2001 |
Bill Clinton |
| Richard Armitage |
March 26, 2001–February 22, 2005 |
George W. Bush |
| Robert Zoellick |
February 22, 2005– July 7, 2006 |
George W. Bush |
| John Negroponte |
February 13, 2007– Present |
George W. Bush |
