Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources

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{{Short description|U.S. government position}}

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{{Infobox Political post

| post = United States
Assistant Secretary of State
for Energy Resources

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| insignia = U.S. Department of State official seal.svg

| insigniasize = 120

| insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Department of State

| image = Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Energy Resources Laura Lochman.jpg

| incumbent = Laura Lochman (Acting)

| incumbentsince = January 20, 2025

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| reports_to = Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

| nominator = President of the United States

| formation =

| inaugural = Francis R. Fannon

| website = {{url|www.state.gov/e/enr}}

| flag = Flag of the United States Assistant Secretary of State.svg

| flagcaption = Flag of an Assistant Secretary of State

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The Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources is the head of the Bureau of Energy Resources within the United States Department of State, supporting the department's efforts in promoting international energy security.{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Keith|title=U.S. Brings Diplomacy to Politics Of Energy|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203503204577040503083257554|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=November 16, 2011|access-date=May 25, 2018}}{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Suzanne|title=Energy resource bureau aims to bring State Department out of the dark ages |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2011/nov/21/state-department-energy-resource-department|work=The Guardian|date=November 21, 2011|access-date=May 25, 2018}} The assistant secretary reports to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.

President Barack Obama nominated Carlos Pascual and Amos Hochstein to the position in 2012 and 2015 respectively, but the Senate did not act on either nomination.{{cite web|title=Assistant Secretaries of State for Energy Resources|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/principalofficers/assistant-secretary-for-energy-resources|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=May 25, 2018}} On January 12, 2018, Donald Trump nominated Francis R. Fannon to the position.{{cite web|title=Oil Executive Francis R. Fannon to be Asst Secretary For the Bureau of Energy Resources|url=https://diplopundit.net/2018/02/01/oil-executive-francis-r-fannon-to-be-asst-secretary-for-the-bureau-of-energy-resources/|date=February 1, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2018|publisher=Diplopundit}}{{cite web|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key-administration-posts-12/|date=January 12, 2018|via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|access-date=May 25, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Solar decision won't be the end|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-energy/2018/01/16/solar-decision-wont-be-the-end-073922|publisher=Politico|date=January 16, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2018|last=Tamborrino|first=Kelsey}}{{cite web|title=Trump nominates Fannon for Energy Resources post|url=https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10458-trump-nominates-fannon-for-energy-resources-post|access-date=May 25, 2018}} Fannon testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 15, 2018{{cite web|title=Statement of Francis R. Fannon, Nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources|url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/download/fannon-testimony-021518|publisher=Senate Foreign Relations Committee|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2018}} and was confirmed on May 24, 2018, as the bureau's first assistant secretary.{{cite web|title=Breaking down EPA's next steps on toxic chemicals|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-energy/2018/05/25/breaking-down-epas-next-steps-on-toxic-chemicals-229682|publisher=Politico|date=May 25, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2018|last=Tamborrino|first=Kelsey}}

On August 10, 2021, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that he is appointing Hochstein as the Senior Advisor for Energy Security.{{cite tweet|number=1425174073588559872|user=SecBlinken|title=I am appointing Amos Hochstein as the Senior Advisor for Energy Security. He is uniquely suited to support the deve…|date=10 August 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Senior Advisor for Energy Security |url=https://www.state.gov/senior-advisor-for-energy-security/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}