Dixy Lee Ray - People - Department History
Dixy Lee Ray (1914–1994)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Washington
State of Residence: Washington
- 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.