Assistant Secretary of State for Administration


The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration is the head of the Bureau of Administration in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Administration reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management.

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Administration, 1944—Present

NameAssumed OfficeLeft OfficePresident appointed by
Julius C. HolmesJanuary 29, 1945August 17, 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank McCarthySeptember 1, 1945October 11, 1945Harry Truman
Donald S. RussellSeptember 24, 1945January 20, 1947Harry Truman
John PeurifoyMarch 17, 1947August 10, 1950Harry Truman
Carlisle H. HumelsineAugust 11, 1950February 13, 1953Harry Truman
Edward T. WailesMay 29, 1953June 22, 1954Dwight D. Eisenhower
Isaac W. Carpenter, Jr.June 23, 1954January 25, 1955Dwight D. Eisenhower
Loy W. HendersonJanuary 26, 1955August 9, 1955Dwight D. Eisenhower
Isaac W. Carpenter, Jr.August 11, 1955December 15, 1957Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter K. ScottMarch 21, 1958July 22, 1959Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lane DwinellJuly 23, 1959February 3, 1961Dwight D. Eisenhower
William J. CrockettFebruary 23, 1961June 7, 1963John F. Kennedy
Dwight J. PorterOctober 2, 1963March 28, 1965Lyndon B. Johnson
Francis G. MeyerSeptember 26, 1969May 31, 1971Richard Nixon
Joseph F. Donelan, Jr.June 14, 1971March 31, 1973Richard Nixon
John M. ThomasNovember 23, 1973June 28, 1979Richard Nixon
Thomas M. TracySeptember 25, 1979August 30, 1983Jimmy Carter
Robert E. LambDecember 19, 1983July 1, 1985Ronald Reagan
Donald J. BouchardDecember 12, 1985November 30, 1987Ronald Reagan
Sheldon J. KrysJuly 13, 1988August 7, 1989Ronald Reagan
Arthur W. FortAugust 9, 1989January 8, 1993George H. W. Bush
Patrick F. KennedyMay 20, 19932001Bill Clinton
William A. EatonJuly 13, 2001May 25, 2005George W. Bush
Rajkumar ChellarajJune 5, 2006January 20, 2009George W. Bush
Joyce Anne BarrDecember 17, 2011January 26, 2017Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Harry Mahar January 27, 2017December 2017Donald Trump
Nicole R. NasonDecember 2017March 11, 2019Donald Trump
John Dinkelman March 12, 2019August 19, 2019Donald Trump
Carrie CabelkaAugust 20, 2019IncumbentDonald Trump