Dixy Lee Ray (1914–1994)

Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Washington
  1. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
    Appointed: January 19, 1975
    Entry on Duty: January 19, 1975
    Termination of Appointment: June 20, 1975
    • Although each of the other Assistant Secretaries was commissioned merely as “an Assistant Secretary of State” and then given a functional designation by administrative action, Dr. Ray, in the light of the legislation that created her position, was commissioned “an Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.” The title has been given in full in all subsequent commissions to this office.