Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs

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The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs is an office within the United States Department of State .

History of the office

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

The US Congress authorized the US President, through the Foreign Assistance Act of 1971, to appoint an officer to coordinate government security assistance programs, after consultation and approval by the US Senate . Under this law, the President appointed the subsequent incumbents as Under Secretaries of State for Coordinating Security Assistance Programs . On August 22, 1977, the title was changed from Under Secretary for Security Assistance to Under Secretary for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology , before the title was changed to Under Secretary for International Security Affairs on April 30, 1990 . In addition to coordinating the US security assistance programs, this position was temporarily linked to other responsibilities such as nuclear disarmament, the control of transfers of technological and strategic goods, and the coordination of international communications policy. Most recently, the position was given the current title of Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs on May 12, 1994 .

The Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs is the head of the Department of Arms Control and International Security Affairs and is therefore the senior advisor to the President and the US Secretary of State on matters of arms control , the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and disarmament . In this function, he takes part in meetings of the National Security Council ( US National Security Council ) as well as subordinate discussions on the subjects of arms control, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and disarmament, and has the right to communicate with the President and members of the NSC through the Foreign Minister in matters of arms control, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and disarmament. At the same time, he leads the official political process of the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and directs US global security policy, particularly in the areas of nuclear non-proliferation, arms control, regional security and defense relations as well as arms deliveries and security assistance. Thereby it provides the political orientation in the areas:

  • Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, including guided missiles and nuclear weapons, but also for the proliferation of chemical , biological and conventional weapons ,
  • Arms control including negotiation, ratification, verification, compliance and implementation of agreements on strategic, non-conventional and conventional armed forces,
  • regional security and defense relations, including the political consideration of US security agreements and the use of US military units for unilateral and international operations in peace missions ,
  • Arms deliveries, security assistance programs and arms delivery policies.

By delegating the Foreign Minister, the Under Secretary of State assumes wide-ranging functions under the Foreign Assistance Act , the Arms Export Control Act and related regulations. The responsibilities of his department the Deputy Director for International Security and Non-Proliferation include nuclear weapons ( Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation ) , the Deputy Director General for Political-Military Affairs ( Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs ) and the Head of the department of arms control, verification and compliance ( Assistant Secretary of State for arms control, verification, and compliance ) .

Official

Andrea L. Thompson has been acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs since April 30, 2018

List of Under Secretaries of State for International Security Affairs , 1972–1993

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Acting US President
Curtis W. Tarr May 2, 1972 November 25, 1973 Richard Nixon
William H. Donaldson November 26, 1973 May 10, 1974 Richard Nixon
Carlyle E. Maw July 10, 1974 17th September 1976 Gerald Ford
Lucy W. Benson March 28, 1977 5th January 1980 Jimmy Carter
Matthew Nimetz February 21, 1980 5th December 1980 Jimmy Carter
James L. Buckley February 28, 1981 20th August 1982 Ronald Reagan
William Schneider, Jr. September 9, 1982 October 31, 1986 Ronald Reagan
Ed Derwinski March 24, 1987 January 21, 1989 Ronald Reagan
Reginald Bartholomew April 20, 1989 July 7, 1992 George Bush
Frank G. Wisner July 20, 1992 January 19, 1993 George Bush

List of Under Secretaries of State for Arms Control and International Security , since 1993

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Acting US President
Lynn E. Davis April 1, 1993 August 8, 1997 Bill Clinton
John D. Holum August 7, 2000 May 11, 2001 Bill Clinton
John R. Bolton May 11, 2001 July 31, 2005 George W. Bush
Robert Joseph June 1, 2005 March 2, 2007 George W. Bush
John Rood September 26, 2007 January 20, 2009 George W. Bush
Ellen Tauscher June 26, 2009 February 7, 2012 Barack Obama
Rose Gottemoeller February 7, 2012 October 12, 2016 Barack Obama
Andrea L. Thompson April 30, 2018 Donald Trump

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ By administrative order, the official title was changed to Under Secretary for Security Assistance and on August 22, 1977 to Under Secretary for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology .
  2. ^ During the tenure of President Ronald Reagan, the old title of Under Secretaries of State for International Security Affairs was reintroduced.
  3. ↑ On December 15, 1997, Holum was initially acting Under Secretary of State. During a break in the Senate session, he was appointed Under Secretary of State August 7, 2000. On September 28, 2000, his appointment was rejected by the Senate.
  4. ↑ Rood was appointed Acting Under Secretary of State on September 26, 2007, but was not officially named Under Secretary of State.