United States Deputy Secretary of State

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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 Dr. Condoleezza Rice. He was sworn in on February 13, 2007.

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
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Agencies under the United States Department of State

Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary of State
Executive Secretariat • Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism • Office of the Coordinator For Reconstruction & Stabilization • National Foreign Affairs Training Center • Office of International Information Programs • Office of the Legal Adviser • Office of Management Policy • Office of Protocol • Office of the Science and Technology Adviser • Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons • Office of War Crimes Issues • Bureau of Intelligence and Research • Bureau of Legislative Affairs • Bureau of Resource Management

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Bureau of African Affairs • Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs • Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs • Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs • Bureau of International Organization Affairs • Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs • Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs • Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Under Secretary of State for Management
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

Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs • Bureau of Public Affairs • Bureau of International Information Programs

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation • Bureau of Political-Military Affairs • Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation

Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor • Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs • Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

Counselor

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