Counselor of the United States Department of State

Counselor of the United States Department of State
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Kristie A. Kenney since February 12, 2016
Nominator	Barack Obama
Inaugural holder	Chandler P. Anderson
Formation	1909
Website	http://www.state.gov/s/c/

The Counselor of the United States Department of State is a position within the United States Department of State that serves the Secretary of State as a special advisor and consultant on major problems of foreign policy and who provides guidance to the appropriate bureaus with respect to such matters. The Counselor conducts special international negotiations and consultations, and also undertakes special assignments from time to time, as directed by the Secretary.^[1] Currently, the Counselor holds under law a rank equivalent to that of Under Secretary of State.^[2]

The Secretary of State created the position of Counselor for the Department of State in 1909 as part of a general Department reorganization. In 1912, the position became a Presidential appointment. Between 1913 and 1919, the Counselor served as the Department's second-ranking officer, assuming the role previously exercised by the Assistant Secretary of State. In 1919, the newly created position of Under Secretary of State subsumed the duties of the Counselor. An Act of Congress, May 18, 1937, re-established the position of Counselor of the Department of State. Between 1961 and 1965, the Counselor also served as the Chairman of the Policy Planning Council. On April 30, 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs when Counselor Timothy E. Wirth was appointed to that position, but another Counselor was appointed in 1997.^[2]

The current Counselor is Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney.^[3]

List of Counselors of the United States Department of State

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President served under
Chandler P. Anderson	August 23, 1912	April 22, 1913	William Howard Taft
John Bassett Moore	April 23, 1913	March 4, 1914	Woodrow Wilson
Robert Lansing	April 1, 1914	June 23, 1915	Woodrow Wilson
Frank Polk	September 16, 1915^[4]	June 30, 1919	Woodrow Wilson
R. Walton Moore	May 21, 1937	February 8, 1941	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Benjamin Victor Cohen	September 14, 1945	July 31, 1947	Harry S. Truman
Charles E. Bohlen	August 1, 1947	August 3, 1949	Harry S. Truman
George F. Kennan	August 4, 1949	July 11, 1951	Harry S. Truman
Charles E. Bohlen	July 12, 1951	March 29, 1953	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur II	March 30, 1953	December 16, 1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower
G. Frederick Reinhardt	March 17, 1957	February 3, 1960	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Theodore Achilles	March 24, 1960	February 15, 1961	Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. McGhee	February 16, 1961	December 3, 1961	John F. Kennedy
Walt Whitman Rostow	December 4, 1961^[5]	March 31, 1966	John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert R. Bowie	September 21, 1966	April 1, 1968	Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard F. Pedersen	January 24, 1969	July 26, 1973	Richard Nixon
Helmut Sonnenfeldt	January 7, 1974	February 21, 1977	Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
Matthew Nimetz	April 8, 1977	March 19, 1980	Jimmy Carter
Rozanne L. Ridgway	March 20, 1980	February 24, 1981	Jimmy Carter
Robert McFarlane	February 28, 1981	April 4, 1982	Ronald Reagan
James L. Buckley	September 9, 1982	September 26, 1982	Ronald Reagan
Ed Derwinski	March 23, 1983	March 24, 1987	Ronald Reagan
Max Kampelman	July 15, 1987	January 20, 1989	Ronald Reagan
Robert Zoellick	March 2, 1989	August 23, 1992	George H. W. Bush
Tim Wirth	April 23, 1993	April 30, 1994	Bill Clinton
Wendy Sherman	August 6, 1997	January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
Philip D. Zelikow	February 1, 2005^[6]	January 2, 2007	George W. Bush
Eliot A. Cohen	April 30, 2007	January 20, 2009	George W. Bush
Cheryl Mills	January 20, 2009	February 1, 2013	Barack Obama
Heather Higginbottom	February 1, 2013	December 13, 2013	Barack Obama
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.	December 24, 2013	February 12, 2016	Barack Obama
Kristie A. Kenney	February 12, 2016	Incumbent	Barack Obama

References

↑ "Counselor of the Department". Retrieved 2007-09-22.
1 2 "Counselors". Retrieved 2007-09-22.
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↑ Initially commissioned during a Senate recess; after confirmation, re-commissioned on December 17, 1915.
↑ Initially commissioned during a Senate recess; after confirmation, re-commissioned on March 5, 1962.
↑ Designated, not commissioned.

Agencies under the United States Department of State

Headquarters: Harry S Truman Building John Kerry, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources

Deputy Secretary of State & Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources	Bureau of Budget and Planning Counselor of the Department Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources

Under Secretary for Political Affairs	Bureau of African Affairs Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau of International Organization Affairs Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment	Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Bureau of Energy Resources Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Office of the Science and Technology Adviser Office of the Chief Economist

Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs	Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau of Public Affairs Bureau of International Information Programs Department Spokesperson Office of the Historian Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs United States Diplomacy Center

Under Secretary for Management	Bureau of Administration Bureau of Consular Affairs Bureau of Diplomatic Security Bureau of Human Resources Bureau of Information Resource Management Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Diplomatic Reception Rooms Foreign Service Institute Office of Children's Issues Office of eDiplomacy Office of Foreign Missions Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation Office of Medical Services Office of White House Liaison

Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights	Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau of Counterterrorism Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Office of Global Criminal Justice Office of Global Youth Issues Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Bureaus/Offices reporting directly to the Secretary	Bureau of Intelligence and Research Bureau of Legislative Affairs Executive Secretariat Operations Center Office of Civil Rights Office of Inspector General Office of the Legal Adviser Office of Policy Planning Staff Office of the Chief of Protocol Office of Global Food Security Office of Global Women's Issues Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator Office of Global Partnerships

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