Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
{{Short description|Head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in the U.S. State Department}}
{{Use American English|date = February 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2019}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Assistant Secretary of State
for Intelligence and Research
| body =
| insignia = Bureau of Intelligence and Research Seal.svg
| insigniasize = 120px
| insigniacaption = Seal of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
| imagesize =
| image = Donald Blome, U.S. Ambassador (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = Donald Blomehttps://www.state.gov/biographies/donald-blome/
| acting = yes
| incumbentsince = February 3, 2025
| style =
| residence =
| termlength =
| reports_to = The U.S. secretary of state
| nominator = The president of the United States
| formation = 1957
| inaugural = Hugh S. Cumming Jr.
| website = {{URL|https://www.state.gov/s/inr/|Official Website}}
| flag = Flag of the United States Assistant Secretary of State.svg
| flagcaption = Flag of an assistant secretary of state
}}
The assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research is the head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) within the United States Department of State. Before 1986, the head of INR was the director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. The assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research reports to the deputy secretary of state.
List of officeholders
The office of "Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research" was renamed "Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research" on August 18, 1986.
=Directors of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, 1957–1986=
| class="wikitable"
!# !Name !Assumed office !Left office !President served under |
| 1
|October 10, 1957 |February 19, 1961 |
| 2
|February 19, 1961 |April 25, 1963 |
| 3
|April 28, 1963 |August 25, 1969 |John F. Kennedy |
| 4
|October 26, 1969 |November 24, 1973 |
| 5
|January 21, 1974 |November 24, 1975 |Richard Nixon |
| 6
|December 1, 1975 |April 10, 1978 |Gerald Ford |
| 7
|April 24, 1978 |December 17, 1979 |Jimmy Carter |
| 8
|January 28, 1980 |October 4, 1981 |Jimmy Carter |
| 9
|October 19, 1981 |January 6, 1985 |
| 10
|February 1, 1985 |May 19, 1989 |Ronald Reagan |
=Assistant secretaries of state for intelligence and research, 1986–present=
| class="wikitable"
!# !Name !Assumed office !Left office !President served under |
| 10
|February 1, 1985 |May 19, 1989 |
| 11
|June 9, 1989 |January 19, 1993 |
| 12
|November 5, 1993 |May 31, 1997 |
| 13
|November 10, 1997 |August 2, 1999 |Bill Clinton |
| 14
|November 19, 1999 |January 13, 2001 |Bill Clinton |
| 15
|June 1, 2001 |October 3, 2003 |
| 16
|July 22, 2004 |June 13, 2005 |George W. Bush |
| 17
|November 9, 2006 |January 9, 2009 |George W. Bush |
| 18
|February 9, 2010 |February 14, 2014 |
| 19
|Daniel B. Smith[https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/225045.htm Department of State: Daniel B. Smith] |February 14, 2014 |October 23, 2018 |Barack Obama |
| 20
|January 22, 2019 |January 20, 2021 |Donald Trump |
| -
|Kin W. Moy (Acting) |January 20, 2021 |June 15, 2021 |
| -
|Annette L. Redmond (Senior Bureau Official){{cite web | url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/annette-l-redmond/ | title=Annette L. Redmond }} |June 15, 2021 |September 15, 2021 |
| 21
|September 15, 2021 |July 5, 2024 |Joe Biden |
| -
|Lisa D. Kenna (Senior Bureau Official){{cite web | url=https://www.state.gov/biographies/lisa-kenna/ | title=Lisa Kenna }} |July 5, 2024 |January 20, 2025 |Joe Biden |
| -
|Leila Gardner (Acting) |January 20, 2025 |February 3, 2025 |
| -
|Donald Blome (Acting) |February 3, 2025 |Incumbent |
References
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External links
- [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/principalofficers/assistant-secretary-intelligence-research List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Intelligence and Research by the State Department Historian]
- [https://www.state.gov/s/inr Bureau of Intelligence and Research Website]
{{United States Assistant Secretaries of State}}