Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
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	Incumbent; Dafna Hochman Rand; since August 8, 2024
Reports to	Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
Nominator	President of the United States
Inaugural holder	James M. Wilson, Jr.
Formation	1976
Website	Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is the head of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor reports to the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 1976 — 1993

#	Name	Assumed office	Left office	President served under
1	James M. Wilson, Jr.	November 29, 1976	April 28, 1977	Gerald Ford
2	Patricia M. Derian	August 17, 1977	January 19, 1981	Jimmy Carter
3	Elliott Abrams	December 12, 1981	July 17, 1985	Ronald Reagan
4	Richard Schifter	October 31, 1985	April 3, 1992	Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
5	Patricia Diaz Dennis	August 24, 1992	January 20, 1993	George H. W. Bush

While Ernest W. Lefever was nominated for the office by Reagan in 1981, his nomination was rejected by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and he withdrew from consideration.^[1]

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 1993 — Present

#	Name	Assumed office	Left office	President served under
6	John Shattuck	June 2, 1993	November 13, 1998	Bill Clinton
7	Harold Hongju Koh	November 13, 1998	January 20, 2001	Bill Clinton
8	Lorne Craner	June 4, 2001	July 31, 2004	George W. Bush
9	Barry Lowenkron	October 14, 2005	August 28, 2007
10	David J. Kramer	March 21, 2008	January 20, 2009
11	Michael H. Posner	September 23, 2009	March 8, 2013	Barack Obama
-	Uzra Zeya (acting)^[2]	March 8, 2013	April 3, 2014
12	Tom Malinowski^[3]	April 3, 2014	January 20, 2017
-	Virginia Bennett (acting)	January 20, 2017	November 30, 2017	Donald Trump
-	Michael Kozak (Senior Bureau Official)	November 30, 2017	September 12, 2019
13	Robert Destro^[4]	September 23, 2019	January 20, 2021
-	Lisa J. Peterson (acting)^[5]	January 20, 2021	September 6, 2022	Joe Biden
-	Erin M. Barclay (acting)	September 6, 2022	January 21, 2024
-	Robert S. Gilchrist (Senior Bureau Official)	January 21, 2024	August 8, 2024
14	Dafna Hochman Rand^[6]	August 8, 2024	Incumbent

References

^ Bernstein, Adam (July 31, 2009). "Ernest W. Lefever dies at 89; founder of conservative public policy organization". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ "Uzra Zeya, Deputy Chief of Mission | Embassy of the United States Paris, France". Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Malinowski, Tom". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
^ "Robert A. Destro". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Mission". State.gov - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. United States Department of State. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
^ "Dr. Dafna H. Rand". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved August 26, 2024.

External links

[1] Bernstein, Adam (July 31, 2009). "Ernest W. Lefever dies at 89; founder of conservative public policy organization". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[2] "Uzra Zeya, Deputy Chief of Mission | Embassy of the United States Paris, France". Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[3] "Malinowski, Tom". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

[4] "Robert A. Destro". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

[5] "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Mission". State.gov - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. United States Department of State. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

[6] "Dr. Dafna H. Rand". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved August 26, 2024.

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