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.
Assistant secretaries of state for diplomatic security, 1987–present
| # | Name | Assumed office | Left office | President appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert E. Lamb | June 19, 1987 | August 9, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| 2 | Sheldon J. Krys | August 9, 1989 | August 7, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| 3 | Anthony C. E. Quainton | September 23, 1992 | December 29, 1995 | George H. W. Bush |
| 4 | Eric J. Boswell | January 5, 1996 | January 31, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
| - | Patrick F. Kennedy (acting) | January 31, 1998 | August 11, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
| 5 | David G. Carpenter | August 11, 1998 | June 29, 2002 | Bill Clinton |
| 6 | Francis X. Taylor | November 18, 2002 | February 19, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| 7 | Richard J. Griffin | June 22, 2005 | November 1, 2007 | George W. Bush |
| - | Gregory B. Starr (acting) | November 1, 2007 | July 7, 2008 | George W. Bush |
| 8 | Eric J. Boswell | July 7, 2008 | December 19, 2012[2] | George W. Bush, Barack Obama |
| - | Scott Bultrowicz (acting) | December 19, 2012 | November 18, 2013 | Barack Obama |
| 9 | Gregory B. Starr | November 18, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama |
| - | Bill Miller (interim)[3] | January 21, 2017 | June 27, 2017 | N/A |
| - | Christian J. Schurman (acting) | June 27, 2017 | November 3, 2017 | N/A |
| 10 | Michael Evanoff | November 3, 2017 | July 24, 2020 | Donald Trump[4] |
| - | Todd J. Brown (acting) | August 1, 2020 | August 12, 2021 | N/A |
| 11 | Gentry O. Smith | August 12, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden |
| - | Carlos Matus (acting) | January 20, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Donald Trump |
| - | Paul R. Houston (acting) | June 2, 2025 | October 14, 2025 | N/A |
| 12 | Todd Wilcox | October 14, 2025 | Present | Donald Trump |
References
- ^https://www.state.gov/biographies/todd-wilcox/
- ^Lee, Matthew, "State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi", Associated Press via Google. December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^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. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
