Under Secretary of State for Management

United States Under Secretary of State for Management
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Patrick F. Kennedy since November 15, 2007
Nominator	Barack Obama
Inaugural holder	Donold Lourie
Formation	1953
Website	Official Website

The Under Secretary of State for Management (USS-M) is a position within the United States Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State on matters relating to the allocation and use of Department of State budget, physical property, and personnel, including planning, the day-to-day administration of the Department, and proposals for institutional reform and modernization.

The Under Secretary is appointed by the President of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the request of the President. The current Under Secretary is Patrick F. Kennedy, who appointed on November 6, 2007 by President George W. Bush and then retained by President Barack Obama.^[1]

Overview

The Under Secretary of State for Management is the State Department's representative on the President's Management Council, and is the Department official responsible for implementing the President's Management Agenda.

History

In an Act of February 7, 1953, Congress created for a 2-year period the position of Under Secretary of State for Administration as the third ranking officer in the Department. The position was not renewed, however; and between 1955 and 1978, the ranking officer in the Department handling administration and management questions was either a Deputy Under Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of State. On October 7, 1978, an Act of Congress created the permanent position of Under Secretary of State for Management.^[2]

Reporting officials

Officials reporting to the USS(M) include:

Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
- Bureau of Administration
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security
Director General of the Foreign Service
- Bureau of Human Resources
Department Comptroller
- Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services
Department Chief Information Officer
- Bureau of Information Resource Management
Director
- Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
Director
- Foreign Service Institute
Director
- Bureau of Budget and Planning
Director
- Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation
Director
- Office of Medical Services
Director
- Office of Foreign Missions

Office holders

The table below includes both the various titles of this post over time, as well as all the holders of those offices.

Under Secretary of State for Management^[3]
Portrait	Name	Assuming Office	Left Office	President(s) served under
Under Secretary of State for Administration
	Donold B. Lourie	February 16, 1953	March 5, 1954	Dwight D. Eisenhower
	Charles E. Saltzman	June 29, 1954	December 31, 1954	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Under Secretary of State for Management
	Benjamin H. Read	October 1, 1978	January 19, 1981	Jimmy Carter
	Richard T. Kennedy	February 28, 1981	December 15, 1982	Ronald Reagan
	Jerome W. Van Gorkom	December 22, 1982	October 14, 1983	Ronald Reagan
	Ronald I. Spiers	November 23, 1983	May 15, 1989	Ronald Reagan
	Ivan Selin	May 23, 1989	June 23, 1991	George H. W. Bush
	John F. W. Rogers	October 9, 1991	January 19, 1993	George H. W. Bush
	J. Brian Atwood	April 1, 1993	May 10, 1993	Bill Clinton
	Richard M. Moose	August 2, 1993	September 1, 1996	Bill Clinton
	Bonnie R. Cohen	August 20, 1997	January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
	Grant S. Green, Jr.	March 30, 2001	February 4, 2005	George W. Bush
	Henrietta H. Fore	August 2, 2005	November 15, 2007	George W. Bush
	Patrick F. Kennedy	November 15, 2007	Present	George W. Bush Barack Obama

References

↑ "Under Secretary for Management". Retrieved September 21, 2008.
↑ U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian. "Under Secretaries of State for Management". Retrieved September 5, 2011.
↑ "Department of State Senior Officials". State Department. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-29.

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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