Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security

United States; Assistant Secretary of State; for Diplomatic Security
	Seal of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security
	Incumbent; Todd J. Brown[1]; (Acting); since January 20, 2021
Reports to	The Under Secretary of State for Management
Nominator	The President of the United States
Inaugural holder	Robert E. Lamb
Formation	1987
Website	Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management. The current Assistant Secretary is Michael Evanoff.

Assistant Secretaries of State for Diplomatic Security, 1985—present

Name	Assumed office	Left office	President appointed by
Robert E. Lamb	June 19, 1987	August 9, 1989	Ronald Reagan
Sheldon J. Krys	August 9, 1989	August 7, 1992	George H. W. Bush
Anthony C. E. Quainton	September 23, 1992	December 29, 1995	George H. W. Bush
Eric J. Boswell	January 5, 1996	January 31, 1998	Bill Clinton
David G. Carpenter	August 11, 1998	June 29, 2002	Bill Clinton
Francis X. Taylor	November 18, 2002	February 19, 2005	George W. Bush
Richard J. Griffin	2005	2007	George W. Bush
Gregory B. Starr (acting)	November 1, 2007	July 7, 2008	George W. Bush
Eric J. Boswell	July 7, 2008	December 19, 2012[2]	George W. Bush, Barack Obama
Gregory B. Starr	November 18, 2013	January 20, 2017	Barack Obama
Bill Miller (interim)[3]	January 21, 2017	June 27, 2017	Donald Trump
Michael Evanoff	November 3, 2017	Present	Donald Trump[4]

References

https://www.state.gov/biographies/todd-j-brown/
Lee, Matthew, "State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi", Associated Press via Google. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
Rogin, Josh (July 26, 2017). "Opinion - State Department head of diplomatic security resigns". Retrieved December 18, 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
"Tracking how many key positions Trump has filled so far". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

External links

Profile from State Department Historian

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[1] ttps://www.state.gov/biographies/todd-j-brown/

[AP02-2] Lee, Matthew, "State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi", Associated Press via Google. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

[3] Rogin, Josh (July 26, 2017). "Opinion - State Department head of diplomatic security resigns". Retrieved December 18, 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.

[4] "Tracking how many key positions Trump has filled so far". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

United States Assistant Secretaries of State (and Equivalent Ranks)
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs	African Affairs East Asian and Pacific Affairs European and Eurasian Affairs International Organization Affairs Near Eastern Affairs South and Central Asian Affairs Western Hemisphere Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment	Economic and Business Affairs Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Energy Resources Chief Economist of the Department
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security	Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance International Security and Nonproliferation Political-Military Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Educational and Cultural Affairs Global Public Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management	Administration Consular Affairs Diplomatic Security Chief Information Officer of the Department Chief Medical Officer and Designated Agency Safety and Health Official Comptroller of the Department and Director of Global Financial Services Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Director of Budget and Planning Director of Overseas Buildings Operations Director, Foreign Service Institute Director, Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights	Conflict and Stabilization Operations Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Population, Refugees, and Migration Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (Ambassador-at-Large) Global Criminal Justice (Ambassador-at-Large)
Reporting directly to the Secretary	Intelligence and Research Legislative Affairs Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department Inspector General Legal Adviser Director, Policy Planning Staff Director, Office of Foreign Assistance Director, Office of Civil Rights and Chief Diversity Officer Chief of Protocol of the United States, with the rank of Ambassador Global Women's Issues (Ambassador-at-Large) Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Ambassador-at-Large)