Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
| United States Assistant Secretary of State for Administration | |
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Incumbent Joyce A Barr since December 17, 2011 | |
| Inaugural holder | Julius C. Holmes |
| Formation | 1945 |
| Website | Official Website |
The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration is the head of the Bureau of Administration in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management.
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Administration, 1944—Present
| Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julius C. Holmes | January 29, 1945 | August 17, 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Frank McCarthy | September 1, 1945 | October 11, 1945 | Harry Truman |
| Donald S. Russell | September 24, 1945 | January 20, 1947 | Harry Truman |
| John Peurifoy | March 17, 1947 | August 10, 1950 | Harry Truman |
| Carlisle H. Humelsine | August 11, 1950 | February 13, 1953 | Harry Truman |
| Edward T. Wailes | May 29, 1953 | June 22, 1954 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Isaac W. Carpenter, Jr. | June 23, 1954 | January 25, 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Loy W. Henderson | January 26, 1955 | August 9, 1955 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Isaac W. Carpenter, Jr. | August 11, 1955 | December 15, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Walter K. Scott | March 21, 1958 | July 22, 1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Lane Dwinell | July 23, 1959 | February 3, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| William J. Crockett | February 23, 1961 | June 7, 1963 | John F. Kennedy |
| Dwight J. Porter | October 2, 1963 | March 28, 1965 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Francis G. Meyer | September 26, 1969 | May 31, 1971 | Richard Nixon |
| Joseph F. Donelan, Jr. | June 14, 1971 | March 31, 1973 | Richard Nixon |
| John M. Thomas | November 23, 1973 | June 28, 1979 | Richard Nixon |
| Thomas M. Tracy | September 25, 1979 | August 30, 1983 | Jimmy Carter |
| Robert E. Lamb | December 19, 1983 | July 1, 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| Donald J. Bouchard | December 12, 1985 | November 30, 1987 | Ronald Reagan |
| Sheldon J. Krys | July 13, 1988 | August 7, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| Arthur W. Fort | August 9, 1989 | January 8, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
| Patrick F. Kennedy | May 20, 1993 | 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| William A. Eaton | July 13, 2001 | May 25, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| Rajkumar Chellaraj | June 5, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | George W. Bush |
| Joyce A. Barr | December 17, 2011 | present | Barack Obama |