Directors of the Office of Management Policy
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The Department of State organized the Office of Management Operations in May 1975 from the former Management Systems Staff, which had developed and examined new management systems and techniques. The Directors of the Office of Management Operations held rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State and were designated by the Secretary of State. On Nov 1, 1988, the Office of Management Operations became the Office of Management Policy. On Nov 19, 1989, it became part of a new Bureau of Finance and Management Policy headed by the Chief Financial Officer.
- Earl David Sohm (1975–1976)
- Clayton E. McManaway Jr. (1976–1977)
- Joan Margaret Clark (1977–1979)
- Michael M. Conlin (1979–1980)
- Willard Ames De Pree (1983–1987)
- George Edward Moose (1987–1988)