Under Secretaries of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

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Last updated March 14, 2024.

This position was authorized by Title XIII, Section 1313 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681-776). Section 2305 of the Act (112 Stat. 2681-825) increased the number of Under Secretaries of State from 5 to 6. Subdivision A of the Act, also know as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998, abolished the U.S. Information Agency and transferred its functions to the Department of State. The integration took place on Oct 1, 1999. The title was recently changed to Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman (1999–2001)
Charlotte L. Beers (2001–2003)
Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler (2003–2004)
Karen P. Hughes (2005–2007)
James K. Glassman (2008–2009)
Judith A. McHale (2009–2011)
Tara D. Sonenshine (2012–2013)
Richard Allen Stengel (2014–2016)
Irwin Steven Goldstein (2017–2018)