Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs

United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for Global Public Affairs
United States; Assistant Secretary of State; for Global Public Affairs
	Seal of the United States Department of State
	Incumbent; Kristin Kane; Senior Bureau Official; since April 6, 2024
Reports to	The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Appointer	The President of the United States
Precursor	Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs; and Coordinator for International Information Programs;
Inaugural holder	Michelle Giuda
Formation	May 28, 2019
Deputy	Kristin M. Kane, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs
Website	Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Global Public Affairs within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs reports to the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. The position was formed on May 28, 2019 with the merging of the Bureau of International Information Programs and the Bureau of Public Affairs.^[1]

Officeholders

#	Name	Assumed office	Left office	President appointed by
1	Michelle Giuda	May 28, 2019	March 3, 2020^[2]	Donald Trump
2	Aaron Ringel	September 14, 2020	January 20, 2021	Donald Trump
-	Nicole Chulick (Acting)	January 20, 2021	June 11, 2021	Joe Biden
3	Elizabeth M. Allen	September 13, 2021	April 4, 2022
-	Elizabeth Trudeau (Acting)	April 4, 2022	February 15, 2023
4	William M. Russo	February 15, 2023	April 6, 2024^[3]
-	Kristin Kane (Senior Bureau Official)	April 6, 2024	Incumbent

References

^ "Administrative Timeline of the Department of State". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
^ "Michelle S. Giuda". United States Department of State. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/bill-russo#:~:text=Bill%20Russo%20serves%20as%20the,for%20President%20Biden's%20personal%20office.

External links

[1] "Administrative Timeline of the Department of State". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

[2] "Michelle S. Giuda". United States Department of State. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[3] ttps://www.state.gov/biographies/bill-russo#:~:text=Bill%20Russo%20serves%20as%20the,for%20President%20Biden's%20personal%20office.

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