The under secretary of state for management (M) is a position within the United States Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the secretary of state and deputy secretary of state on matters relating to the allocation and use of Department of State budget, physical property, and personnel, including planning, the day-to-day administration of the Department, and proposals for institutional reform and modernization.
The under secretary is appointed by the president of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the request of the president.
Overview The under secretary of state for management is the State Department's representative on the President's Management Council, and is the department official responsible for implementing the President's Management Agenda.
History In an Act of February 7, 1953, Congress created for a 2-year period the position of Under Secretary of State for Administration as the third ranking officer in the department. The position was not renewed, however; and between 1955 and 1978, the ranking officer in the department handling administration and management questions was either a deputy under secretary or an assistant secretary of state. On October 7, 1978, an act of Congress created the permanent position of Under Secretary of State for Management.
Reporting officials Officials reporting to the Under Secretary of State for Management (M) include: Official Department Department Code Assistant Secretary of State for Administration Bureau of Administration (A) Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Bureau of Global Talent Management (GTM) Chief Information Officer Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) Comptroller Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services (CGFS) Director of Overseas Buildings Operations Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Director of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center National Foreign Affairs Training Center (FSI) Director of Budget and Planning Bureau of Budget and Planning (BP) Director of Management Strategy and Solutions Office of Management Strategy and Solutions (M/SS) Chief Medical Officer / Designated Agency Safety and Health Official Bureau of Medical Services (MED) Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador Office of Foreign Missions (M/OFM) Director of Diplomatic Reception Rooms Office of Fine Arts (M/FA) K-Fund Manager Office of Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service (M/EDCS) White House Liaison of the Department of State Office of White House Liaison (M/WHL)
Officeholders The table below includes both the various titles of this post over time, as well as all the holders of those offices.
+ Under Secretary of State for Management# Portrait Name Assuming office Left office President(s) served under Under Secretary of State for Administration1 Donold B. Lourie February 16, 1953 March 5, 1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower2 Charles E. Saltzman June 29, 1954 December 31, 1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower Under Secretary of State for Management3 Benjamin H. Read October 1, 1978 January 19, 1981 Jimmy Carter4 Richard T. Kennedy February 28, 1981 December 15, 1982 Ronald Reagan5 Jerome W. Van Gorkom December 22, 1982 October 14, 1983 Ronald Reagan6 Ronald I. Spiers November 23, 1983 May 15, 1989 Ronald ReaganGeorge H. W. Bush7 Ivan Selin May 23, 1989 June 23, 1991 George H. W. Bush8 John F. W. Rogers October 9, 1991 January 19, 1993 George H. W. Bush9 J. Brian Atwood April 1, 1993 May 10, 1993 Bill Clinton10 Richard M. Moose August 2, 1993 September 1, 1996 Bill Clinton - Patrick F. Kennedy (Acting)September 1, 1996 August 20, 1997Bill Clinton11 Bonnie R. Cohen August 20, 1997 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton12 Grant S. Green, Jr. March 30, 2001 January 25, 2005 George W. Bush13 Henrietta H. Fore August 2, 2005 November 15, 2007 George W. Bush14 Patrick F. Kennedy November 15, 2007 January 26, 2017 George W. BushBarack ObamaDonald Trump - William E. Todd (Acting) February 1, 2018 May 17, 2019Donald Trump15Brian BulataoMay 17, 2019January 20, 2021Donald Trump -Carol Z. Perez (Acting)January 20, 2021December 29, 2021Joe Biden16John R. BassDecember 29, 2021January 20, 2025 -Tibor P. Nagy (Acting)January 20, 2025April 4, 2025Donald Trump -José Cunningham (Acting)April 5, 2025September 22, 2025Donald Trump17 Jason S. EvansSeptember 22, 2025IncumbentDonald Trump
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