Under Secretary of State for Management

{{Short description|Political office in the United States}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = United States
Under Secretary of State
for Management

| body =

| insignia = US Department of State official seal.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

| insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Department of State

| imagesize =

| image = Jose-Cunningham-resized.jpg

| incumbent = José Cunningham

| acting = yes

| incumbentsince = April 5, 2025https://www.state.gov/biographies/jose-cunningham/

| style =

| residence =

| termlength = No fixed term

| reports_to = The secretary of state{{cite web|title=1 FAM 044 UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT (M)|url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/01FAM/01FAM0040.html|work=Foreign Affairs Manual|publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=March 18, 2018}}

| nominator =

| formation = February 7, 1953

| inaugural = Donold Lourie

| website = {{Official URL}}

| department = United States Department of State

| seat = Washington, D.C.

| appointer_qualified = with Senate advice and consent

| appointer = The president

| salary = Executive Schedule, Level 3

}}

The under secretary of state for management (M) is a position within the United States Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the secretary of state and deputy secretary of state on matters relating to the allocation and use of Department of State budget, physical property, and personnel, including planning, the day-to-day administration of the Department, and proposals for institutional reform and modernization.

The under secretary is appointed by the president of the United States with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the request of the president.

In 2021, President Joe Biden nominated John R. Bass, a career foreign service officer and former ambassador, to the position.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-21|title=President Biden Announces Four Key Foreign Policy Nominations|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/21/president-biden-announces-four-key-foreign-policy-nominations/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=The White House|language=en-US}}