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.

List of the directors of the Bureau of Refugee Programs, 1979–1994 #NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident served under1John A. Baker, Jr.August 26, 1979October 30, 1980Jimmy Carter2Frank E. LoyJune 1, 1980January 30, 1981Jimmy Carter3Richard David VineJanuary 10, 1982September 17, 1982Ronald Reagan4James N. Purcell, Jr.June 12, 1983September 28, 1986Ronald Reagan5Jonathan MooreMarch 5, 1987June 22, 1989Ronald Reagan6Princeton LymanSeptember 5, 1989June 15, 1992George H. W. Bush7Warren ZimmermannJune 15, 1992March 3, 1994Bill Clinton

List of the assistant secretaries of state for population, refugees, and migration, 1994–present #NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident served under8Phyllis E. OakleySeptember 21, 1994November 7, 1997Bill Clinton9Julia V. TaftNovember 10, 1997January 19, 2001Bill Clinton10Arthur E. DeweyJanuary 30, 2002July 1, 2005George W. Bush11Ellen SauerbreyJanuary 12, 2006Commissioned during a Senate recess after Senate refuses to act on her nomination.December 31, 2007George W. Bush –Samuel M. Witten (Acting)December 31, 2007July 9, 2009George W. Bush12Eric P. SchwartzJuly 9, 2009October 4, 2011Barack Obama13Anne C. RichardApril 2, 2012January 20, 2017Barack Obama –Simon Henshaw (Acting)January 20, 2017January 14, 2018Donald Trump –Carol Thompson O'Connell (Acting)January 22, 2018January 20, 2021Donald Trump –Richard Albright (Acting)January 20, 2021March 31, 2022Joe Biden14Julieta Valls NoyesMarch 31, 2022October 4, 2024Joe Biden –Marta Costanzo Youth (Acting)October 7, 2024January 17, 2025https://www.state.gov/biographies/marta-costanzo-youth/Joe Biden –Spencer Chretien (Acting)April 27, 2025January 2, 2026Donald Trump15Andrew VeprekJanuary 2, 2026PresentDonald Trump

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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