Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
U.S. government position
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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 foreign assistance, humanitarian affairs and religious freedom.
Reports toUnder Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderJohn Alexander Baker, Jr.
Formation1979
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| Reports to | Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom |
| Nominator | President of the United States |
| Inaugural holder | John Alexander Baker, Jr. |
| Formation | 1979 |
| Website | Official Website |
List of the directors of the Bureau of Refugee Programs, 1979–1994
| # | Name | Assumed office | Left office | President served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John A. Baker, Jr. | August 26, 1979 | October 30, 1980 | Jimmy Carter |
| 2 | Frank E. Loy | June 1, 1980 | January 30, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| 3 | Richard David Vine | January 10, 1982 | September 17, 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
| 4 | James N. Purcell, Jr. | June 12, 1983 | September 28, 1986 | Ronald Reagan |
| 5 | Jonathan Moore | March 5, 1987 | June 22, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| 6 | Princeton Lyman | September 5, 1989 | June 15, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| 7 | Warren Zimmermann | June 15, 1992 | March 3, 1994 | Bill Clinton |
List of the assistant secretaries of state for population, refugees, and migration, 1994–present
| # | Name | Assumed office | Left office | President served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Phyllis E. Oakley | September 21, 1994 | November 7, 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| 9 | Julia V. Taft | November 10, 1997 | January 19, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| 10 | Arthur E. Dewey | January 30, 2002 | July 1, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| 11 | Ellen Sauerbrey | January 12, 2006[2] | December 31, 2007 | George W. Bush |
| – | Samuel M. Witten (Acting) | December 31, 2007 | July 9, 2009 | George W. Bush |
| 12 | Eric P. Schwartz | July 9, 2009 | October 4, 2011 | Barack Obama |
| 13 | 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)[3] | January 22, 2018 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump |
| – | Richard Albright (Acting) | January 20, 2021[4] | March 31, 2022 | Joe Biden |
| 14 | Julieta Valls Noyes | March 31, 2022 | October 4, 2024[5] | Joe Biden |
| – | Marta Costanzo Youth (Acting) | October 7, 2024 | January 17, 2025[6] | Joe Biden |
| – | Spencer Chretien (Acting) | April 27, 2025 | January 2, 2026 | Donald Trump |
| 15 | Andrew Veprek | January 2, 2026 | Present | Donald Trump |