List of Department of State appointments by Joe Biden
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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 2, 2024[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions that don't require Senate confirmation.[1]
Color key
Denotes appointees awaiting Senate confirmation.
Denotes appointees serving in an acting capacity.
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded.
Secretary & Deputy Secretaries
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Antony Blinken[2] |
January 26, 2021[3] | — |
|
 Kurt M. Campbell[5] |
February 12, 2024
(Confirmed February 6, 2024, 92–5)[RC 2] |
– |
 Victoria Nuland |
July 29, 2023 [6] | February 12, 2024 | |
.jpg) Wendy Sherman |
April 14, 2021[7]
(Confirmed April 13, 2021, 56–42)[RC 3] |
July 28, 2023[8] | |
|
|
 Richard R. Verma |
April 5, 2023
(Confirmed March 30, 2023, 67–26)[RC 4] |
— |
 John R. Bass |
January 1, 2023 | April 4, 2023 | |
 |
March 19, 2021[9]
(Confirmed March 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1] |
December 31, 2022[10][11] |
Office of Political Affairs
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
John R. Bass |
March 22, 2024[12] | – | |
Victoria Nuland |
May 3, 2021[13]
(Confirmed April 29, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2] |
March 22, 2024 | |
|
|
 Mary Catherine Phee[14] |
September 30, 2021[15]
(Confirmed September 28, 2021, 67–31)[RC 5] |
— |
|
— |
 Daniel Kritenbrink[16] |
September 24, 2021[17]
(Confirmed September 23, 2021, 72–14)[RC 6] |
January 17, 2025 |
|
— |
 James C. O'Brien |
October 5, 2023[18]
(Confirmed October 4, 2023, 67–31)[RC 7] |
— |
 Yuri Kim |
July 10, 2023 | October 5, 2023 | |
 Dereck J. Hogan |
April 1, 2023 | July 10, 2023 | |
 Karen Donfried[14] |
September 30, 2021[19]
(Confirmed September 28, 2021, 73–26)[RC 8] |
March 31, 2023[19] | |
|
— |
 Michele J. Sison[14] |
December 21, 2021[20]
(Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 3] |
— |
|
|
 Barbara A. Leaf[14] |
May 31, 2022[21]
(Confirmed May 18, 2022, 54–44)[RC 9] |
— |
|
— |
 Donald Lu[22] |
September 15, 2021[23]
(Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote)[V 4] |
— |
|
|
 Brian A. Nichols[16] |
September 15, 2021[24]
(Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote)[V 5] |
December 31, 2024 |
|
— |
 Elizabeth H. Richard[25] |
December 29, 2023
(Confirmed December 19, 2023, 49–15)[RC 10] |
— |
Office of Arms Control and International Security
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
— |
 Bonnie Jenkins |
July 22, 2021[26]
(Confirmed July 21, 2021, 52–48)[RC 11] |
December 31, 2024 |
|
— |
 Mallory Stewart[27] |
April 18, 2022[28]
(Confirmed March 29, 2022 by voice vote)[V 6] |
— |
|
— |
 C.S. Eliot Kang[29] |
March 31, 2022[30]
(Confirmed March 29, 2022, 52–46)[RC 12] |
— |
|
| |||
 Stanley L. Brown |
July 16, 2024[31] | – | |
 Jessica Lewis[22] |
September 30, 2021[32]
(Confirmed September 29, 2021, 70–27)[RC 13] |
July 16, 2024 |
Office of Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights
Office of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
— |
 Jose W. Fernandez |
August 6, 2021[44]
(Confirmed August 5, 2021 by voice vote)[V 11] |
— |
|
— | |||
 Amy Holman |
June 28, 2024[45] | – | |
 Ramin Toloui |
January 24, 2022[46]
(Confirmed December 16, 2021, 76–13)[RC 18] |
June 28, 2024 | |
|
— |
James C. O'Brien[47] |
April 14, 2022
(Confirmed April 6, 2022, 71–26)[RC 19] |
October 5, 2023 |
|
|
 Geoffrey Pyatt |
September 19, 2022
(Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote)[V 12] |
— |
|
— | |||
 Jennifer R. Littlejohn |
May 1, 2023 | – | |
 Monica Medina[48] |
September 28, 2021[49]
(Confirmed September 28, 2021, 61–36)[RC 20] |
April 28, 2023[50] |
Office of Management
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
.jpg) John R. Bass[51] |
December 29, 2021[52]
(Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 13] |
— |
|
|
 Alaina B. Teplitz[53] |
December 6, 2021[54] | — |
|
|
 Rena Bitter |
August 12, 2021[55]
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[V 14] |
— |
|
 Gentry O. Smith[14] |
August 12, 2021[56]
(Confirmed August 9, 2021 by voice vote)[V 15] |
— |
|
|
 Marcia Bernicat[14] |
June 6, 2022[57]
(Confirmed May 26, 2022, 82–10)[RC 21] |
— |
— |
 Rebecca Gonzales[58] |
May 31, 2022[59]
(Confirmed May 19, 2022 by voice vote)[V 16] |
— |
Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
— | |||
 Lee Satterfield |
August 3, 2024[60] | – | |
 Elizabeth M. Allen |
June 15, 2023 (Confirmed June 13, 2023, 66–33)[RC 22] |
August 2, 2024 | |
|
— |
Lee Satterfield[61] |
November 23, 2021[62]
(Confirmed November 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 17] |
— |
|
| |||
 Stephanie C. Sutton |
September 16, 2024 | – | |
 Kristin Kane[a] |
July 1, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | |
 William M. Russo |
February 15, 2023 | April 6, 2024 | |
 Elizabeth Trudeau |
April 4, 2022 | February 15, 2023 | |
 Elizabeth M. Allen[63] |
September 13, 2021 | April 4, 2022 |
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
— |
 Donna Brazile |
June 15, 2022[64] | — |
 James Costos |
June 15, 2022[64] | — | |
| James R. Berman | August 19, 2022[65] | — | |
| Michael Trager | August 19, 2022[65] | — | |
| Carmen Estrada-Schaye | November 22, 2022[66] | — | |
| Bill Freeman | November 22, 2022[66] | — | |
| Jennifer Lin | November 22, 2022[66] | — | |
| Jill Nash | January 26, 2023[67] | — | |
| Jed Katz | September 15, 2023[68] | — | |
 David Price |
November 15, 2023[69] | — | |
| Denise Grant | March 8, 2024[70] | — | |
| Lynn Tincher-Ladner | March 8, 2024[70] | — |
Office of the Secretary & Deputy Secretaries
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
 Margaret L. Taylor[71] |
September 24, 2024
(Confirmed September 18, 2024, 50-44)[RC 23] |
— |
|
| |||
 Ethan Rosenzweig |
August 1, 2023[72] | – | |
 Rufus Gifford |
January 3, 2022[73]
(Confirmed December 18, 2021 by voice vote)[V 18] |
July 28, 2023[74] | |
|
— |
 Nate Fick |
September 21, 2022
(Confirmed September 15, 2022 by voice vote)[V 19] |
— |
|
— |
 Stephan A. Lang[75] |
June 28, 2024
(Confirmed May 14, 2024 by voice vote)[V 20] |
— |
|
— |
 John Nkengasong[76] |
June 13, 2022
(Confirmed May 5, 2022 by voice vote)[V 21] |
— |
|
|
 Geeta Rao Gupta[77] |
May 18, 2023
(Confirmed May 10, 2023, 51–47)[RC 24] |
— |
| |||
 Lisa D. Kenna[b] |
July 5, 2024[78] | – | |
 Brett M. Holmgren[16] |
September 15, 2021[79]
(Confirmed September 13, 2021 by voice vote)[V 22] |
July 5, 2024 | |
|
|
 Naz Durakoğlu |
July 22, 2022
(Confirmed June 16, 2022 by voice vote)[V 23] |
December 20, 2024 |
|
|
 Cardell K. Richardson |
May 20, 2024
(Confirmed May 2, 2024 by voice vote)[V 24] |
— |
|
Suzy George[80] | January 20, 2021 | — |
|
|
Tom Sullivan[81] | July 22, 2024 | — |
 Derek Chollet[80] |
January 20, 2021 | July 7, 2024 | |
|
|
 Salman Ahmed[80] |
January 20, 2021 | — |
|
|
 Matthew Miller |
April 24, 2023[82] | — |
 Ned Price[80] |
January 20, 2021 | March 17, 2023 | |
|
|
 Vedant Patel |
June 6, 2022[83][84] | — |
 Jalina Porter[80] |
January 20, 2021 | June 3, 2022 |
United States Mission to the United Nations
This list contains the non-ambassadorial appointments made within the scope of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Ned Price |
February 29, 2024 | – |
 Jeffrey Prescott[80] |
January 20, 2021 | February 25, 2024 | |
|
— |
 Linda Thomas-Greenfield[2] |
February 23, 2021[85]
(Confirmed February 23, 2021, 78–21)[RC 25] |
— |
|
— |
 Lisa Carty |
April 8, 2022
(Confirmed March 29, 2022 by voice vote)[V 25] |
— |
 Robert A. Wood |
October 6, 2022
(Confirmed September 21, 2022 by voice vote)[V 26] |
— | |
|
— |
.jpeg) Patrick Leahy |
September 15, 2022 | September 27, 2022 |
.jpg) Jim Risch |
Withdrawn nominations
| Office | Nominee | Announced | Withdrawn | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
— |
Sarah Margon[22] | April 23, 2021 | January 3, 2023 | |
|
|
 Sarah H. Cleveland[86] |
August 10, 2021 | January 3, 2023 | |
|
— |
.jpg) Barbara Lee |
September 13, 2021 | January 3, 2023 | |
.jpg) French Hill | ||||
| Sim Farar | ||||
| Tom Carnahan | ||||
— |
Janet Keller | March 11, 2022 | January 3, 2025 | |
| Jay T. Snyder | July 29, 2022 | January 3, 2025 | ||
|
— |
S. Douglas Bunch | September 6, 2022 | January 3, 2023 | |
| Carol Leslie Hamilton | ||||
 Andrew Weinstein | ||||
|
— |
 Dorothy Shea |
January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | |
|
— |
_(cropped).png) James J. Blanchard |
March 20, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | |
 Elliott Abrams |
July 3, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | ||
|
— |
 Calvin Smyre |
September 3, 2023 | January 3, 2024 | |
Barbara Lee |
January 3, 2025 | |||
 French Hill | ||||
| Janet Keller | ||||
| Jeffrey Worthe | ||||
|
— |
 Erik Woodhouse[87] |
September 5, 2023 | July 11, 2024 | |
|
— |
John Nkengasong[88] |
September 28, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | |
|
— |
Kris Sarri[89] | November 30, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | |
|
— |
Rebeccah Heinrichs | May 23, 2024 | January 3, 2025 | |
|
|
 Julianne Smith[90] |
June 5, 2024 | January 3, 2025 | |
|
— |
 Ben Cardin |
September 9, 2024 | January 3, 2025 | |
 Dan Sullivan | ||||
| Tanya Leigh Flores | ||||
| Michael Trager |
See also
- Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate
- List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
- List of all Assistant Secretary of State roles within the U.S. Department of State
- List of all Under Secretary of State roles within the U.S. Department of State
Notes
Confirmation votes
- Confirmations by roll call vote
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Antony John Blinken, of New York, to be Secretary of State)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State)". Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs) )". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: James C. O'Brien, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs))". US Senate. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism)". United States Senate. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)". US Senate. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Uzra Zeya, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights))". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations))". US Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom)". US Senate. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, Economic and Business Affairs)". US Senate. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, to be Director General of the Foreign Service)". US Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy)". US Senate. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Margaret L. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State)". US Senate. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues)". U.S. Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- Confirmations by voice vote
- "PN119 - Nomination of Brian P. McKeon for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. March 18, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- "PN120 - Nomination of Victoria Nuland for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- "PN384 — Michele Jeanne Sison — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- "PN551 — Donald Lu — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "PN268 — Brian A. Nichols — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "PN1563 — Mallory A. Stewart — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- "PN1150 — Dafna Hochman Rand — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- "PN1297 - Nomination of Beth Van Schaack for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. March 15, 2022.
- "PN1959 — Cynthia Dyer — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- "PN772 — Julieta Valls Noyes — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- "PN253 - Nomination of Jose W. Fernandez for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- "PN1964 - Nomination of Geoffrey R. Pyatt for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "PN922 - Nomination of John R. Bass for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- "PN493 - Nomination of Rena Bitter for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- "PN495 - Nomination of Gentry O. Smith for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- "PN1059 - Nomination of Rebecca Eliza Gonzales for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- "PN546 — Lee Satterfield — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- "PN616 — Rufus Gifford — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- "PN2223 — Nathaniel Fick — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022.
- "PN874 — Stephan A. Lang — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- "PN1571 - Nomination of John N. Nkengasong for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. May 5, 2022.
- "PN273 — Brett M. Holmgren — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- "PN1898 - Nomination of Naz Durakoglu for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- "PN902 — Cardell Kenneth Richardson Sr. — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- "PN1568 — Lisa A. Carty — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- "PN1833 - Nomination of Robert A. Wood for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "PN2586 - Nomination of Patrick Leahy for United Nations, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "PN2587 - Nomination of James E. Risch for United Nations, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.