Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research

Assistant Secretary of State
for Intelligence and Research
Seal of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Flag of an Assistant Secretary of State
Incumbent
Lisa D. Kenna
Senior Bureau Official
since July 5, 2024
Reports toThe United States Secretary of State
NominatorThe President of the United States
Inaugural holderHugh S. Cumming Jr.
Formation1957
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research is the head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) within the United States Department of State. Before 1986, the head of INR was the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research reports to the United States Deputy Secretary of State. Since July 2024, Lisa D. Kenna has served as the acting Assistant Secretary of State for INR.[1]

Assistant Secretaries of State for Intelligence and Research, 1986–present

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The office of "Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research" was renamed "Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research" on August 18, 1986.

# Name Assumed office Left office President served under
10 Morton I. Abramowitz February 1, 1985 May 19, 1989 Ronald Reagan
11 Douglas P. Mulholland June 9, 1989 January 19, 1993 George H. W. Bush
12 Toby T. Gati November 5, 1993 May 31, 1997 Bill Clinton
13 Phyllis E. Oakley November 10, 1997 August 2, 1999 Bill Clinton
14 J. Stapleton Roy November 19, 1999 January 13, 2001 Bill Clinton
15 Carl W. Ford Jr. June 1, 2001 October 3, 2003 George W. Bush
16 Thomas Fingar July 22, 2004 June 13, 2005 George W. Bush
17 Randall M. Fort November 9, 2006 January 9, 2009 George W. Bush
18 Philip S. Goldberg February 9, 2010 February 14, 2014 Barack Obama
19 Daniel B. Smith[2] February 14, 2014 October 23, 2018 Barack Obama
Donald Trump
20 Ellen E. McCarthy January 22, 2019 January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
- Kin W. Moy (Acting) January 20, 2021 June 15, 2021 Joe Biden
- Annette L. Redmond (Senior Bureau Official)[3] June 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 Joe Biden
21 Brett M. Holmgren September 15, 2021 July 5, 2024 Joe Biden
- Lisa D. Kenna (Senior Bureau Official)[4] July 5, 2024 Incumbent Joe Biden

List of directors of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, 1957–1986

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# Name Assumed office Left office President served under
1 Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. October 10, 1957 February 19, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
2 Roger Hilsman February 19, 1961 April 25, 1963 John F. Kennedy
3 Thomas Lowe Hughes April 28, 1963 August 25, 1969 John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
4 Ray S. Cline October 26, 1969 November 24, 1973 Richard Nixon
5 William G. Hyland January 21, 1974 November 24, 1975 Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
6 Harold H. Saunders December 1, 1975 April 10, 1978 Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
7 William G. Bowdler April 24, 1978 December 17, 1979 Jimmy Carter
8 Ronald I. Spiers January 28, 1980 October 4, 1981 Jimmy Carter
9 Hugh Montgomery October 19, 1981 January 6, 1985 Ronald Reagan
10 Morton I. Abramowitz February 1, 1985 May 19, 1989 Ronald Reagan

References

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  1. ^ "Lisa Kenna". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Department of State: Daniel B. Smith
  3. ^ "Annette L. Redmond".
  4. ^ "Lisa Kenna".
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