Chief of Protocol of the United States
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{{Short description|U.S. government position}}
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{{Infobox official post
|post = Chief of Protocol
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|insignia = U.S. Department of State official seal.svg
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|insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Department of State
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|reports_to = United States Secretary of State
|nominator = President of the United States
|formation = 1928
|inaugural = James Clement Dunn
|website = [https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/secretary-of-state/office-of-the-chief-of-protocol/]
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In the United States, the chief of protocol is an officer of the United States Department of State responsible for advising the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, and the United States secretary of state on matters of national and international diplomatic protocol. The chief of protocol holds the rank of ambassador and assistant secretary of state.{{cite web|title=Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank|url=http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/c7649.htm|date=January 20, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Department Organization Chart|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/99494.htm|date=March 2014|access-date=November 15, 2015}}
Duties
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The chief arranges itineraries for foreign dignitaries visiting the U.S. and accompanies the president on all official international travel. Additionally, the office is responsible for accrediting foreign diplomats and publishing the list of foreign consular offices in the U.S., organizing ceremonies for treaty signings, conducting ambassadorial swearing-in and state arrival ceremonies, and maintaining Blair House, the official guest house for state visitors.
The chief of protocol duties include being present at the annual State of the Union speech (SOTU) given by the president each January before Congress. These SOTU duties include escorting the dean of the Diplomatic Corps into the House Chamber for the SOTU speech.
The chief of protocol position should not be confused with the distinctly different White House social secretary position.
Divisions
The office identifies six divisions on its website, led by assistant chiefs, who oversee the following principal duties:{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/bureaus-and-offices-reporting-directly-to-the-secretary/office-of-the-chief-of-protocol/ |title=U.S. Department of State: Office of the Chief of Protocol |publisher=State.gov |access-date=August 25, 2017}}
- Management
- Visits
- Ceremonials
- Diplomatic Affairs
- Blair House
- Major Events
List of chiefs of protocol of the United States
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!Image !Name !Assumed office !Left office !President served under |
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| 1
|60px |February 4, 1928 |November 17, 1930 |
| 2
|60px |November 17, 1930 |September 15, 1931 |rowspan="2" | Herbert Hoover |
| 3
|60px |September 15, 1931 |June 11, 1933 |
| 4
|60px |June 11, 1933 |April 11, 1935 |rowspan="3" | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 5
|60px |April 11, 1935 |July 29, 1937 |
| 6
|60px |July 29, 1937 |January 15, 1944 |
| 7
|60px |January 15, 1944 |May 22, 1950 |Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 8
|60px |August 18, 1950 |January 31, 1957 |Harry S. Truman |
| 9
| |February 4, 1957 |January 23, 1961 |Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 10
|60px |January 24, 1961 |January 20, 1965 |
| 11
|60px |January 21, 1965 |March 21, 1966 |rowspan="4" | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 12
|60px |March 22, 1966 |March 31, 1968 |
| 13
|60px |April 1, 1968 |September 26, 1968 |
| 14
|60px |September 30, 1968 |January 20, 1969 |
| 15
| |January 21, 1969 |June 30, 1972 |rowspan="3" | Richard Nixon |
| -
| rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2" | Marion H. Smoak |July 1, 1972 |March 1, 1974 (acting) |
| 16
|March 1, 1974 |March 30, 1974 |
| 17
|60px |April 3, 1974 |July 1, 1976 |Richard Nixon |
| 18
|60px |July 1, 1976 |January 21, 1977 |
| 19
|60px |March 2, 1977 |May 22, 1978 |rowspan="3" | Jimmy Carter |
| 20
|60px |November 3, 1978 |September 26, 1979 |
| 21
| |October 19, 1979 |January 21, 1981 |
| -
|60px |Morgan Mason (acting) |January 21, 1981 |March 20, 1981 |rowspan="3" | Ronald Reagan |
| 22
|60px |March 20, 1981 |January 6, 1982 |
| 23
|60px |April 16, 1982 |January 20, 1989 |
| 24
|60px |May 21, 1989 |October 21, 1991 |rowspan="2" | George H. W. Bush |
| 25
|60px |October 31, 1991 |January 20, 1993 |
| 26
|60px |September 14, 1993 |July 24, 1997 |rowspan="2" | Bill Clinton |
| 27
| |November 13, 1997 |January 20, 2001 |
| 28
|60px |June 6, 2001 |February 18, 2007 |rowspan="3" | George W. Bush |
| -
|60px |Raymond P. Martinez (acting) |February 18, 2007 |September 14, 2007 |
| 29
|60px |September 14, 2007 |January 20, 2009 |
| 30
|60px |August 3, 2009 |August 1, 2013 |rowspan="3" | Barack Obama |
| -
|60px |Natalie Jones (acting) |August 1, 2013 |May 13, 2014 |
| 31
|60px |May 13, 2014 |January 20, 2017 |
| -
| colspan="5" align="center" |Post vacant (January 20, 2017 – December 1, 2017) |
| 32
|60px |December 1, 2017 |July 9, 2019 |rowspan="3" | Donald Trump |
| -
|60px |Mary-Kate Fisher (acting) |June 24, 2019 |August 12, 2019 |
| 33
|60px |August 12, 2019 |January 20, 2021 |
| -
|60px |Asel Roberts (acting) |January 20, 2021 |January 3, 2022 |rowspan="3" | Joe Biden |
| 34
|60px |January 3, 2022 |July 28, 2023 |
| -
|File:Ethan_Rosenzweig,_Acting_U.S._Chief_of_Protocol.jpg |Ethan Rosenzweig (acting) |August 1, 2023 |January 20, 2025 |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/bureaus-and-offices-reporting-directly-to-the-secretary/office-of-the-chief-of-protocol/ Office of the Chief of Protocol]
- [https://www.state.gov/resources-for-foreign-embassies/diplomatic-list/ List of Chiefs of Protocol]
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