List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 1976 — 1993
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Name
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Assumed office
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Left office
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President served under
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James M. Wilson, Jr.
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November 29, 1976
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April 28, 1977
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Gerald Ford
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Patricia M. Derian
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August 17, 1977
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January 19, 1981
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Jimmy Carter
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Elliott Abrams
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December 12, 1981
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July 17, 1985
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Ronald Reagan
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Richard Schifter
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October 31, 1985
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April 3, 1992
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Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
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Patricia Diaz Dennis
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August 24, 1992
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January 20, 1993
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George H. W. Bush
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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.[2]
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 1993 — Present
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Name
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Assumed office
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Left office
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President served under
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John Shattuck
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June 2, 1993
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November 13, 1998
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Bill Clinton
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Harold Hongju Koh
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November 13, 1998
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January 20, 2001
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Bill Clinton
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Lorne Craner
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June 4, 2001
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July 31, 2004
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George W. Bush
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Barry Lowenkron
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October 14, 2005
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August 28, 2007
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George W. Bush
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David J. Kramer
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March 21, 2008
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January 20, 2009
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George W. Bush
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Michael H. Posner
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September 23, 2009
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March 8, 2013
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Barack Obama
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Uzra Zeya (acting)[3]
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March 8, 2013
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April 3, 2014
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Barack Obama
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Tom Malinowski[4]
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April 3, 2014
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January 20, 2017
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Barack Obama
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Virginia Bennett (acting)
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January 20, 2017
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November 30, 2017
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Donald Trump
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Michael Kozak (Senior Bureau Official)
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November 30, 2017
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September 12, 2019
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Donald Trump
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Robert Destro[5]
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September 23, 2019
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January 20, 2021
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Donald Trump
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Lisa J. Peterson (acting)[6]
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January 20, 2021
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September 6, 2022
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Joe Biden
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Erin M. Barclay (acting)
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September 6, 2022
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January 21, 2024
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Robert S. Gilchrist (Senior Bureau Official)
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January 21, 2024
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Incumbent
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References
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- ^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/robert-s-gilchrist/
- ^ 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.
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