Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

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The Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs is an office in the United States Department of State .

History of the office

Organizational chart : The administrative structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (English)

The US State Department first created a division for Western European Affairs (Division of Western European Affairs) in 1909 , which dealt with the nations of Europe bordering the Atlantic and their colonies. The Division of Near Eastern Affairs dealt with relations with most countries in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe until after the First World War . In the interwar period, responsibility for most of the Central and Eastern European countries was transferred to the Division of European Affairs , while Greece , Turkey and Cyprus were treated as part of the Middle East until April 18, 1974 . After the Second World War , the Foreign Ministry completed the transfer of jurisdiction from the former colonies of European nations, with the exception of Canada, to the Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs and the Subdivision for the Far East (Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs) .

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs created the position of Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, and thus Head of the Subdivision for European Affairs, in 1949 after the Commission for the Organization of Administration of the Government, the so-called Hoover Commission , demanded that various units be at the level of subdivisions and after the US Congress increased the number of Assistant Secretaries of State from six to ten on May 26, 1949 .

The administrative decree of September 15, 1983 changed the incumbent's designation to Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian Affairs , making him head of the Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs . On January 12, 1999, responsibility for Canada was transferred to the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs , and the European and Canadian Affairs subdivision was renamed the European Affairs Subdivision (Bureau of European Affairs) . Two years later, on August 8, 2001, the subdivision was renamed the Subdivision for European and Eurasian Affairs (Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs) , so that the respective head of the subdivision received his current designation as Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs .

Within the organization, the State Department who reports to Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs ( Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ) .

Today's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs develops and strengthens US foreign policy in Europe and Eurasia. The unit promotes US interests in these regions in areas such as international security, NATO , coordination of the European Union and other regional organization, support for democracy, human rights, civil society, economic progress, counter-terrorism, and nuclear non-proliferation.

The subdivision head is supported in his work by a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs as the first deputy subdivision head and further Deputy Assistant Secretaries who, as heads of section, are responsible for the divisions Eastern Europe, Caucasus and regional conflicts in Europe (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and regional conflicts in Europe) , Russia, political and regional affairs (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Russia and for Policy and Regional Affairs) , Cyprus, Greece and Turkey (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey) , Western Europe and the European Union (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Europe and the European Union) , Central and South Central Europe (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Central Europe and South Central Europe) as well as Nordic and Baltic States and European public diplomacy (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Nordic and Baltic Countries , Euro pean Public Diplomacy) .

Official

A. Wess Mitchell, current Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

List of the Assistant Secretaries of State for European Affairs , 1949–1983

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Competent President of the United States
George Walbridge Perkins, Jr. August 1, 1949 January 31, 1953 Harry S. Truman
Livingston T. Merchant March 16, 1953 May 6, 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower
James W. Riddleberger Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles Burke Elbrick February 14, 1957 November 16, 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Livingston T. Merchant November 18, 1958 20th August 1959 Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter C. Dowling Dwight D. Eisenhower
Foy D. Kohler December 11, 1959 August 19, 1962 Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy
William R. Tyler 2nd September 1962 May 18, 1965 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
John M. Leddy June 16, 1965 19th February 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
Martin J. Hillenbrand 20th February 1969 April 30, 1972 Richard Nixon
Walter John Stoessel, Jr. August 9, 1972 7th January 1974 Richard Nixon
Arthur A. Hartman January 8, 1974 June 8, 1977 Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
George S. Vest June 16, 1977 April 14, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Lawrence Eagleburger May 14, 1981 January 26, 1982 Ronald Reagan

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for European and Canadian Affairs , 1983–1999

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Competent President of the United States
Richard R. Burt February 18, 1983 July 18, 1985 Ronald Reagan
Rozanne L. Ridgway July 19, 1985 June 30, 1989 Ronald Reagan
Raymond GH Seitz August 8, 1989 April 30, 1991 George HW Bush
Thomas Niles 3rd October 1991 April 1, 1993 George HW Bush
Stephen A. Oxman April 2, 1993 August 15, 1994 Bill Clinton
Richard Holbrooke September 13, 1994 February 21, 1996 Bill Clinton
John C. Kornblum 3rd July 1996 August 1, 1997 Bill Clinton
Marc Grossman 5th August 1997 May 31, 2000 Bill Clinton

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for European Affairs , 1999–2001

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Competent President of the United States
Marc Grossman 5th August 1997 May 31, 2000 Bill Clinton
James Dobbins January 4, 2001 Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
A. Elizabeth Jones June 1, 2001 February 28, 2005 George W. Bush

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for European and Eurasian Affairs , since 2001

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Competent President of the United States
A. Elizabeth Jones June 1, 2001 February 28, 2005 George W. Bush
Daniel Fried May 5, 2005 May 14, 2009 George W. Bush
Philip Gordon May 15, 2009 11th March 2013 Barack Obama
Victoria Nuland 18th September 2013 2017 Barack Obama
A. Wess Mitchell 28th September 2017 Donald Trump

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Riddleberger's nomination on October 15, 1956 was rejected.
  2. ↑ Merchant's original appointment came during a break in the US Senate session that was confirmed after the Senate met on January 29, 1959.
  3. ↑ Dowling was appointed on August 26, 1959, but did not take an oath of office.
  4. ↑ The original appointment of Merchant came during a recess of the US Senate, which was confirmed after the meeting of the Senate on January 27, 1960.
  5. ↑ Burt was first nominated for the position on May 10, 1982, but the US Senate did not address this nomination.
  6. ↑ Dobbins was first nominated for the position on November 26, 2000, but the US Senate did not deal with this nomination.