Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is an office within the United States Department of State .
History of the office
Due to the growing interest of the US Congress in human rights matters in foreign policy, the position of Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs was created in the State Department on April 21, 1975 . Under the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 of June 30, 1976, the appointment of the coordinator was subject to the US President after prior consultation and resolution in the US Senate . At the same time, the official title was changed to Coordinator for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs .
The Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1978 of August 17, 1977 changed the official title of Coordinator to Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs and an administrative decree of August 27 , 1977 . October 1977 the establishment of a sub-department for human rights and humanitarian affairs (Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs) ordered. The Foreign Relations Act for the 1994 and 1995 Financial Years of May 12, 1994 finally approved the appointment of the current Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor . The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is head of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the State Department and reports to the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (department head), to which he is also obliged to report.
Official
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs , 1976-1993
| Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Acting US President |
|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Wilson, Jr. | November 29, 1976 | April 28, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| Patricia M. Derian | 17th August 1977 | January 19, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| Ernest W. Lefever | Ronald Reagan | ||
| Elliott Abrams | December 12, 1981 | 17th July 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| Richard Schifter | October 31, 1985 | April 3, 1992 | Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush |
| Patricia Diaz Dennis | August 24, 1992 | January 20, 1993 | George HW Bush |
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor , since 1993
| Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Acting US President |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Shattuck | 2nd June 1993 | November 13, 1998 | Bill Clinton |
| Harold Hongju Koh | November 13, 1998 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| Lorne Craner | June 4, 2001 | July 31, 2004 | George W. Bush |
| Barry Lowenkron | October 14, 2005 | August 28, 2007 | George W. Bush |
| David J. Kramer | March 21, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | George W. Bush |
| Michael H. Posner | September 23, 2009 | March 8, 2013 | Barack Obama |
| Uzra Zeya (acting) | March 8, 2013 | April 4, 2014 | Barack Obama |
| Tom Malinowski | 3rd April 2014 | Barack Obama |
Web links
- Entry on the page of the Office of the Historian of the US State Department
- Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on the US State Department website (accessed June 6, 2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lefever's nomination was withdrawn prior to referral in the US Senate.
- ^ Adam Bernstein: Ernest W. Lefever dies at 89; founder of conservative public policy organization , in: Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2009