Department of State appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States. As of August 10, 2021, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 10 nominees have been confirmed, 24 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 7 nominees have been appointed to positions without Senate confirmation, and 15 positions currently do not have nominees.^[1]

Color key[]

Denotes appointees serving in offices that did not require Senate confirmation.

Denotes appointees confirmed by the Senate.

Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.

Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.

Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.

Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office.

Appointments[]

Secretary & Deputy Secretaries[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Secretary of State	Antony Blinken^[2]	January 26, 2021^[3] (Confirmed January 26, 2021, 78–22)^[4]	—
— Deputy Secretary of State	Wendy Sherman	April 14, 2021^[5] (Confirmed April 13, 2021, 56–42)^[6]	—
— Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources	Brian P. McKeon	March 19, 2021 (Confirmed March 18, 2021 by voice vote)^[7]	—

Office of Political Affairs[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs	Victoria Nuland	May 3, 2021 (Confirmed April 29, 2021 by voice vote)^[8]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs)	Mary Catherine Phee	Announced April 15, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)	Daniel Kritenbrink^[9]	Announced March 26, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs)	Karen Donfried	Announced April 15, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs)	Michele J. Sison	Announced April 15, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)	Barbara A. Leaf	Announced April 15, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (South and Central Asian Affairs)	Donald Lu^[10]	Announced April 23, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs)	Brian A. Nichols^[9]	Announced March 26, 2021	—

Office of Arms Control and International Security[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Arms Control and International Security Affairs)	Bonnie Jenkins	July 21, 2021 Confirmed July 21, 2021, 52–48)^[11]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance)	Mallory Stewart^[12]	Announced July 2, 2021	—
— Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and Nonproliferation)	C.S. Eliot Kang^[13]	Announced April 12, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)	^[10]	Announced April 23, 2021	—

Office of Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights)	Uzra Zeya	July 14, 2021^[14] (Confirmed July 13, 2021, 73–24)^[15]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations)		Announced April 15, 2021	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism & Coordinator for Counterterrorism	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor)	Sarah Margon^[10]	Announced April 23, 2021	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs)	Todd D. Robinson^[13]	Announced April 12, 2021	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom	Rashad Hussain^[16]	Announced July 30, 2021	—
— Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration)	Julieta Valls Noyes	Announced June 3, 2021^[17]	—

Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment)	Jose W. Fernandez	August 6, 2021^[18] (Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote)^[19]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs)	Ramin Toloui	Announced July 30, 2021^[20]	—
— Coordinator for Sanctions Established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources)	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Oceans and International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs)	Monica Medina^[21]	Announced April 22, 2021	—

Office of Management[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State (Management)	John R. Bass^[22]	Announced July 21, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Administration)	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs)	Rena Bitter	August 2021 (Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)^[23]	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security)	Gentry O. Smith	August 12, 2021^[24] (Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)^[25]	—
— Director General of the Foreign Service	Marcia Bernicat	Announced April 15, 2021	—
— Director of the Office of Foreign Missions	Rebecca Gonzales	Announced August 4, 2021	—

Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs)	Lee Satterfield^[26]	Announced April 27, 2021	—

Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretaries[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
— Assistant Secretary of State (Public Affairs)	TBA	—	—
— Legal Adviser of the Department of State	Sarah H. Cleveland	Announced August 10, 2021	—
— Chief Financial Advisor	TBA	—	—
— Chief of Protocol	Rufus Gifford	Announced May 28, 2021^[27]	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Health Diplomacy and Global AIDS Coordinator	TBA	—	—
— Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues	TBA	—	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research)	Brett M. Holmgren^[9]	Announced March 26, 2021	—
— Assistant Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs)	TBA	—	—
— Inspector General of the Department of State	TBA	—	—
— Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State	Suzy George^[28]	January 20, 2021	—
— Counselor of the Department of State	Derek Chollet^[28]	January 20, 2021	—
— Director of Policy Planning	Salman Ahmed^[28]	January 20, 2021	—
— Spokesperson for the Department of State	Ned Price^[28]	January 20, 2021	—
— Deputy Spokesperson for the Department of State	Jalina Porter^[28]	January 20, 2021	—

United States Mission to the United Nations[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
United States Mission to the United Nations
— Ambassador to the United Nations	Linda Thomas-Greenfield^[2]	February 23, 2021^[29] (Confirmed February 23, 2021, 78–20)^[30]^[31]	—
— Deputy to the Ambassador to the United Nations	Jeffrey Prescott^[28]	January 20, 2021	—

Notes[]

References[]

^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Nominees and Appointees". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
^ Jennifer Hansler. "Senate confirms Antony Blinken as Biden's secretary of state". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
^ "PN79-3 - Nomination of Antony John Blinken for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "PN79-12 - Nomination of Wendy Ruth Sherman for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
^ "PN79-12 - Nomination of Wendy Ruth Sherman for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "PN119 - Nomination of Brian P. McKeon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "PN120 - Nomination of Victoria Nuland for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Key Members for the Department of State". The White House. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
^ "PN242 - Nomination of Bonnie D. Jenkins for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 20 July 2021.
^ "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". The White House. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate 11 Key Administration Leaders on National Security and Law Enforcement". The White House. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ @DepSecState. ""Uzra Zeya is a brilliant diplomat and we are so lucky to have her back at the @StateDept"..." Twitter.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "PN241 - Nomination of Uzra Zeya for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
^ "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Leaders to Serve in Key Religious Affairs Roles". White House. July 30, 2021.
^ Gramer, Robbie. "Biden to Tap Career Diplomat as Top Official on Refugee Policy". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
^ "Jose W. Fernandez". United States Department of State. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "PN253 - Nomination of Jose W. Fernandez for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
^ "President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations". The White House. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^ "President Biden Announces Four Key Foreign Policy Nominations". The White House. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "PN493 - Nomination of Rena Bitter for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Gentry Smith". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ "PN495 - Nomination of Gentry O. Smith for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
^ "President Biden Announces Three Key Nominations". The White House. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans". Associated Press. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Jennifer Hansler and Richard Roth. "Linda Thomas-Greenfield confirmed as US Ambassador to the UN". CNN. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
^ "PN78-20 - Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "PN78-21 - Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[1] Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved 2021-02-14.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Nominees and Appointees". Biden-Harris Transition. Retrieved 2020-11-23.

[3] Jennifer Hansler. "Senate confirms Antony Blinken as Biden's secretary of state". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-26.

[4] "PN79-3 - Nomination of Antony John Blinken for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[5] "PN79-12 - Nomination of Wendy Ruth Sherman for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

[6] "PN79-12 - Nomination of Wendy Ruth Sherman for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[7] "PN119 - Nomination of Brian P. McKeon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[8] "PN120 - Nomination of Victoria Nuland for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[:1-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Key Members for the Department of State". The White House. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[:3-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

[11] "PN242 - Nomination of Bonnie D. Jenkins for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 20 July 2021.

[12] "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". The White House. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[:2-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b "President Biden Announces His Intent to Nominate 11 Key Administration Leaders on National Security and Law Enforcement". The White House. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[14] @DepSecState. ""Uzra Zeya is a brilliant diplomat and we are so lucky to have her back at the @StateDept"..." Twitter.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[15] "PN241 - Nomination of Uzra Zeya for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-13.

[16] "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Leaders to Serve in Key Religious Affairs Roles". White House. July 30, 2021.

[17] Gramer, Robbie. "Biden to Tap Career Diplomat as Top Official on Refugee Policy". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-06-03.

[18] "Jose W. Fernandez". United States Department of State. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[19] "PN253 - Nomination of Jose W. Fernandez for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[20] "President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-01.

[21] "President Biden Announces 12 Key Climate and Infrastructure Administration Nominations". The White House. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

[22] "President Biden Announces Four Key Foreign Policy Nominations". The White House. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[23] "PN493 - Nomination of Rena Bitter for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[24] "Gentry Smith". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[25] "PN495 - Nomination of Gentry O. Smith for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[26] "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations in National Security". The White House. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

[27] "President Biden Announces Three Key Nominations". The White House. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[AP_State-28] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans". Associated Press. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[29] Jennifer Hansler and Richard Roth. "Linda Thomas-Greenfield confirmed as US Ambassador to the UN". CNN. Retrieved 2021-02-23.

[30] "PN78-20 - Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[31] "PN78-21 - Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

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