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The Operations Center was inaugurated in 1961 at the instruction of President John F. Kennedy with Theodore C. Achilles as its first director. [4] When the President could not reach anyone at State in the midst of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, he realized the importance of maintaining a crisis response center. [5]
In the United States Government, the Bureau of Administration is part of the U.S. Department of State.The Bureau is responsible for administrative support operations, including procurement; supply and transportation; real property and facilities management; diplomatic pouch and mail services; official records, publishing, and library services; language services; setting allowance rates for U.S ...
The Executive Secretary also manages relations between the State Department and the White House, the National Security Council, and other cabinet-level agencies. [4] As the head of the Executive Secretariat, the Executive Secretary also manages the State Department's Operations Center and prepares briefing papers about the Department during ...
The chief of staff to the secretary of state is the coordinator of the supporting staff and primary aide to the United States secretary of state. [1] [2] Suzy George has served as chief of staff since the start of the Biden administration. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The United States Department of State (DOS), [3] or simply the State Department, [4] is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.
The United States Department of State Executive Secretariat (S/ES) is composed of the Executive Secretary of the State Department and five deputy executive secretaries. [1] It is responsible for coordination of the work of the Department of State internally, serving as the liaison between the department's bureaus and the offices of the Secretary, deputy secretaries, and under secretaries. [2]
Deputy Secretary of State: Stephen Biegun [2] December 21, 2019 (Confirmed December 19, 2019, 90–3) [3] Director General of the Foreign Service: Carol Z. Perez [4] February 1, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) Legal Adviser of the Department of State: Marik String [5] June 1, 2019 Under Secretary of State
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...