Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
U.S. government position
United States Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration | |
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Seal of the United States Department of State | |
Incumbent Julieta Valls Noyes since March 31, 2022 | |
Reports to | Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
Nominator | President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | John Alexander Baker, Jr. |
Formation | 1979 |
Website | Official Website |
The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration is the head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration reports to the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.
List of the Directors of the Bureau of Refugee Programs, 1979—1994
Name | Assumed office | Left office | President served under |
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John A. Baker, Jr. | August 26, 1979 | October 30, 1980 | Jimmy Carter |
Frank E. Loy | June 1, 1980 | January 30, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
Richard David Vine | January 10, 1982 | Sep 17, 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
James N. Purcell, Jr. | June 12, 1983 | September 28, 1986 | Ronald Reagan |
Jonathan Moore | March 5, 1987 | June 22, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
Princeton Lyman | September 5, 1989 | June 15, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
Warren Zimmermann | June 15, 1992 | March 3, 1994 | Bill Clinton |
List of the Assistant Secretaries of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, 1994—Present
Note: officials named in italics served in an acting capacity.
Name | Assumed office | Left office | President served under |
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Phyllis E. Oakley | September 21, 1994 | November 7, 1997 | Bill Clinton |
Julia V. Taft | November 10, 1997 | January 19, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
Arthur E. Dewey | January 30, 2002 | July 1, 2005 | George W. Bush |
Ellen Sauerbrey | January 12, 2006[1] | December 31, 2007 | George W. Bush |
Samuel M. Witten (Acting) | December 31, 2007 | July 9, 2009 | George W. Bush |
Eric P. Schwartz | July 9, 2009 | October 4, 2011 | Barack Obama |
Anne C. Richard | April 2, 2012 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama |
Simon Henshaw (Acting) | January 20, 2017 | January 14, 2018 | Donald Trump |
Carol Thompson O'Connell (Acting)[2] | January 22, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump |
Richard Albright (Acting) | January 20, 2021[3] | March 31, 2022 | Joe Biden |
Julieta Valls Noyes | March 31, 2022 | Present | Joe Biden |
External links
- List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration at the State Department website
- Website of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
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