The Department of State created the position of Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs during the general reorganization of December 20, 1944, after Congress had authorized an increase in the number of Assistant Secretaries of State from four to six. This reorganization was the first to assign substantive designations to specific Assistant Secretary positions. The position was temporarily discontinued between June 1947 and June 1949, when American Republic Affairs were handled by an Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs.[1]
The Department re-established the position in June 1949 after the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government recommended that certain offices be upgraded to bureau level and after Congress increased the number of Assistant Secretaries of State from six to ten. On October 3, 1949, the Department by administrative action changed the incumbent's designation to Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs. The Department of State had first established a Division of Latin American Affairs in 1909.[1]
^ ab"Assistant Secretaries for Western Hemisphere Affairs". Retrieved September 21, 2007.
^Pace, Eric (23 October 1996). "Wymberly deR. Coerr, 83, Ex-U.S. Envoy to Uruguay and Ecuador". The New York Times.
^Served as Acting Assistant Secretary from July 7, 1999.
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The Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs within the United States Department of State the foreign affairs department of the United States federal government The Assistant Secretary of State guides operation of the U S diplomatic establishment in the countries of the Western Hemisphere and advises the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs United StatesAssistant Secretary of Statefor Western Hemisphere AffairsSeal of the United States Department of StateIncumbentBrian A Nicholssince September 15 2021Reports toUnder Secretary of State for Political AffairsNominatorPresident of the United StatesInaugural holderNelson RockefellerFormation1944WebsiteOfficial websiteThe Department of State created the position of Assistant Secretary of State for American Republic Affairs during the general reorganization of December 20 1944 after Congress had authorized an increase in the number of Assistant Secretaries of State from four to six This reorganization was the first to assign substantive designations to specific Assistant Secretary positions The position was temporarily discontinued between June 1947 and June 1949 when American Republic Affairs were handled by an Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs 1 The Department re established the position in June 1949 after the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government recommended that certain offices be upgraded to bureau level and after Congress increased the number of Assistant Secretaries of State from six to ten On October 3 1949 the Department by administrative action changed the incumbent s designation to Assistant Secretary for Inter American Affairs The Department of State had first established a Division of Latin American Affairs in 1909 1 Contents 1 List of Assistant Secretaries of State for American Republic Affairs 1944 1947 2 List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Inter American Affairs 1949 2000 3 List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs 2000 present 4 ReferencesList of Assistant Secretaries of State for American Republic Affairs 1944 1947 EditImage Name Assumed office Left office President served under Nelson Rockefeller December 20 1944 August 17 1945 Franklin D Roosevelt and Harry S Truman Spruille Braden October 29 1945 June 27 1947 Harry S TrumanList of Assistant Secretaries of State for Inter American Affairs 1949 2000 EditImage Name Assumed office Left office President served underEdward G Miller Jr June 28 1949 December 31 1952 Harry S Truman John M Cabot March 3 1953 March 1 1954 Dwight D EisenhowerHenry F Holland March 2 1954 September 13 1956 Roy R Rubottom Jr June 18 1957 August 27 1960 Thomas C Mann August 28 1960 April 20 1961 Dwight D Eisenhower and John F Kennedy Wymberley D Coerr Acting 2 April 20 1961 July 17 1961 John F Kennedy Robert F Woodward July 17 1961 March 17 1962 Edwin M Martin May 18 1962 January 2 1964 John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson Thomas C Mann January 3 1964 March 17 1965 Lyndon B Johnson Jack Hood Vaughn March 22 1965 February 28 1966 Lincoln Gordon March 9 1966 June 30 1967Covey T Oliver July 1 1967 December 31 1968Charles A Meyer April 2 1969 March 2 1973 Richard NixonJack B Kubisch May 29 1973 September 4 1974William D Rogers October 7 1974 June 18 1976 Gerald Ford Harry W Shlaudeman July 22 1976 March 14 1977 Terence Todman April 1 1977 June 27 1978 Jimmy CarterViron P Vaky July 21 1978 November 30 1979William G Bowdler January 4 1980 January 16 1981 Thomas O Enders June 23 1981 June 27 1983 Ronald Reagan Langhorne A Motley July 12 1983 July 3 1985 Elliott Abrams July 17 1985 January 20 1989 Bernard W Aronson June 16 1989 July 2 1993 George H W Bush and Bill Clinton Alexander Watson July 2 1993 March 29 1996 Bill Clinton Jeffrey Davidow August 7 1996 1998List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs 2000 present EditImage Name Assumed office Left office President served under Peter F Romero January 4 2001 3 June 4 2001 Bill Clinton and George W Bush Otto Reich January 11 2002 July 22 2004 George W Bush Roger Noriega July 31 2004 October 6 2005 Thomas A Shannon Jr October 17 2005 November 10 2009 George W Bush and Barack Obama Arturo Valenzuela November 10 2009 July 31 2011 Barack Obama Roberta S Jacobson acting July 31 2011 March 30 2012 Roberta S Jacobson March 30 2012 May 5 2016 Mari Carmen Aponte Acting May 5 2016 January 20 2017 Francisco Paco Palmieri Acting January 20 2017 October 15 2018 Donald Trump Kimberly Breier October 15 2018 August 8 2019 Michael Kozak Acting September 13 2019 January 20 2021 Julie J Chung Acting January 20 2021 August 3 2021 Joe Biden Ricardo Zuniga Acting August 3 2021 September 15 2021 Brian A Nichols September 15 2021References Edit a b Assistant Secretaries for Western Hemisphere Affairs Retrieved September 21 2007 Pace Eric 23 October 1996 Wymberly deR Coerr 83 Ex U S Envoy to Uruguay and Ecuador The New York Times Served as Acting Assistant Secretary from July 7 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs amp oldid 1122629105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
