Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation
U.S. government position From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. government position From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation is the head of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, which is responsible for managing the nonproliferation, counter-proliferation functions of the United States Department of State. The position was created on September 13, 2005, when the Bureau of Arms Control and the Bureau of Nonproliferation were merged. The Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation reports to the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs.
| United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation | |
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 Flag of an Assistant Secretary of State | |
| Reports to | Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs |
| Nominator | President of the United States |
| Inaugural holder | Stephen Rademaker (acting) |
| Formation | 2005 |
| Website | www |
Stephen Rademaker was the first Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation. He had been the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, and in February 2005 he was named the head of the Bureau for Nonproliferation pending the two bureaus' merger.
| # | Name | Assumed office | Left office | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Stephen G. Rademaker (acting) | September 13, 2005 | May 20, 2006 | George W. Bush |
| - | Francis C. Record (acting) | May 21, 2006 | October 1, 2006 | |
| 1 | John Rood | October 2, 2006 | September 27, 2007 | |
| - | Patricia A. McNerney (acting) | September 28, 2007 | January 20, 2009 | |
| - | C.S. Eliot Kang (acting) | January 20, 2009 | June 15, 2009 | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| - | Vann Van Diepen (acting) | June 15, 2009 | September 26, 2011 | Barack Obama |
| 2 | Thomas M. Countryman | September 27, 2011 | January 27, 2017 | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| - | C.S. Eliot Kang (acting) | January 27, 2017 | January 8, 2018 | Donald Trump |
| 3 | Christopher Ashley Ford | January 9, 2018 | January 8, 2021 | |
| - | C.S. Eliot Kang (acting) | January 8, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| 4 | C.S. Eliot Kang | March 31, 2022 | Present | Joe Biden |
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