Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security

United States Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
Seal of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security
Incumbent Gregory B. Starr since November 18, 2013
Nominator	Barack Obama
Inaugural holder	Robert E. Lamb
Formation	1987
Website	Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management. The current Assistant Secretary is Gregory B. Starr.^[1]

Assistant Secretaries of State for Diplomatic Security, 1985—Present

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President appointed by
Robert E. Lamb	June 19, 1987	August 9, 1989	Ronald Reagan
Sheldon J. Krys	August 9, 1989	August 7, 1992	George H. W. Bush
Anthony C. E. Quainton	September 23, 1992	December 29, 1995	George H. W. Bush
Eric J. Boswell	January 5, 1996	January 31, 1998	Bill Clinton
David G. Carpenter	August 11, 1998	June 29, 2002	Bill Clinton
Francis X. Taylor	November 18, 2002	February 19, 2005	George W. Bush
Richard J. Griffin	2005	2007	George W. Bush
Gregory B. Starr	2007	2008	George W. Bush
Eric J. Boswell	July 7, 2008	December 19, 2012^[2]	George W. Bush, Barack Obama
Gregory B. Starr	November 18, 2013		Barack Obama

References

↑ "Gregory B. Starr". U.S. Department of State. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2015.
↑ Lee, Matthew, "State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi", Associated Press via Google. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

External links

Profile from State Department Historian

United States Assistant Secretaries of State (and Equivalent Ranks)

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs	African Affairs East Asian and Pacific Affairs European and Eurasian Affairs International Organization Affairs Near Eastern Affairs South and Central Asian Affairs Western Hemisphere Affairs

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment	Economic and Business Affairs Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs	Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance International Security and Nonproliferation Political-Military Affairs

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Educational and Cultural Affairs Public Affairs Coordinator for International Information Programs

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management	Administration Consular Affairs Diplomatic Security Director General of the Foreign Service

Reporting to the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights	Conflict and Stabilization Operations Coordinator for Counterterrorism (Ambassador-at-Large) Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Population, Refugees, and Migration Trafficking in Persons (Ambassador-at-Large) War Crimes Issues (Ambassador-at-Large)

Reporting directly to the Secretary	Intelligence and Research Legislative Affairs Executive Secretary Inspector General Legal Adviser Director of Policy Planning Chief of Protocol Global Women's Issues (Ambassador-at-Large) Global AIDS Coordinator (Ambassador-at-Large)

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