Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
| United States Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Inaugural holder | Archibald MacLeish |
| Formation | 1944 |
| Website | Official Website |
The Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Public Affairs within the United States Department of State. Typically, the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs is also the official spokesperson of the State Department. The Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs reports to the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
Assistant Secretaries of State for Public Affairs, 1944—Present
| Name | Assumed office | Left office | President appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald MacLeish | December 20, 1944 | August 17, 1945 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| William Benton | September 17, 1945 | September 30, 1947 | Harry Truman |
| George V. Allen | March 31, 1948 | November 28, 1949 | Harry Truman |
| Edward W. Barrett | February 16, 1950 | February 20, 1952 | Harry Truman |
| Howland H. Sargeant | February 21, 1952 | January 29, 1953 | Harry Truman |
| Carl McCardle | January 30, 1953 | March 1, 1957 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Andrew H. Berding | March 28, 1957 | March 9, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Roger Tubby | March 10, 1961 | April 1, 1962 | John F. Kennedy |
| Robert Manning | April 11, 1962 | July 31, 1964 | John F. Kennedy |
| James L. Greenfield | September 10, 1964 | March 12, 1966 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Dixon Donnelley | March 22, 1966 | January 31, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Michael Collins | January 6, 1970 | April 11, 1971 | Richard Nixon |
| Carol Laise | October 10, 1973 | March 27, 1975 | Richard Nixon |
| John Reinhardt | April 22, 1975 | March 22, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| Hodding Carter III | March 25, 1977 | June 30, 1980 | Jimmy Carter |
| William J. Dyess | August 29, 1980 | July 30, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| Dean E. Fischer | August 7, 1981 | August 19, 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
| Robert John Hughes | August 20, 1982 | January 1, 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| Bernard Kalb | August 12, 1985 | October 8, 1986 | Ronald Reagan |
| Charles E. Redman | June 29, 1987 | March 1, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| Margaret D. Tutwiler | March 3, 1989 | August 23, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| Thomas E. Donilon | April 1, 1993 | November 7, 1996 | Bill Clinton |
| James Rubin | August 7, 1997 | April 2, 2000 | Bill Clinton |
| Richard Boucher | January 5, 2001 | June 2, 2005 | Bill Clinton |
| Sean McCormack | June 2, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | George W. Bush |
| Philip J. Crowley | May 26, 2009 | March 13, 2011 | Barack Obama |
| Michael A. Hammer | March 30, 2012 | August 30, 2013 | Barack Obama |
| Douglas Frantz | September 3, 2013 | Barack Obama |