Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs


The Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Legislative Affairs within the United States Department of State.

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Legislative Affairs

NameAssumed OfficeLeft OfficePresident served under
Dean AchesonDecember 20, 1944August 15, 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ernest A. GrossMarch 4, 1949October 13, 1949Harry S. Truman
Jack K. McFallOctober 15, 1949September 9, 1952Harry S. Truman
Thruston Ballard MortonJanuary 30, 1953February 29, 1956Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert C. HillMarch 9, 1956June 26, 1957Dwight D. Eisenhower
William B. Macomber Jr.October 21, 1957February 27, 1961Dwight D. Eisenhower
Brooks HaysFebruary 28, 1961December 3, 1961John F. Kennedy
Fred DuttonDecember 4, 1961July 27, 1964John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
Douglas MacArthur IIMarch 14, 1965March 6, 1967Lyndon B. Johnson
William B. Macomber Jr.March 7, 1967October 2, 1969Lyndon B. Johnson
David Manker AbshireApril 20, 1970January 8, 1973Richard Nixon
Marshall WrightMay 29, 1973February 2, 1974Richard Nixon
A. Linwood HoltonFebruary 28, 1974January 31, 1975Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
Robert J. McCloskeyFebruary 21, 1975September 10, 1976Gerald Ford
Douglas J. BennetMarch 18, 1977August 2, 1979Jimmy Carter
J. Brian AtwoodAugust 3, 1979January 14, 1981Jimmy Carter
Richard M. FairbanksMarch 6, 1981January 26, 1982Ronald Reagan
Powell A. MooreFebruary 8, 1982August 5, 1983Ronald Reagan
W. Tapley Bennett Jr.November 17, 1983January 4, 1985Ronald Reagan
William L. BallApril 2, 1985February 28, 1986Ronald Reagan
J. Edward FoxJune 18, 1986February 21, 1989Ronald Reagan
Janet G. MullinsMarch 2, 1989August 23, 1992George H. W. Bush
Wendy ShermanMay 12, 1993March 29, 1996Bill Clinton
Barbara Mills LarkinJuly 19, 1996January 19, 2001Bill Clinton
Paul Vincent KellyJune 1, 2001January 24, 2005George W. Bush
Jeffrey BergnerNovember 9, 2005June 27, 2008George W. Bush
Matthew A. ReynoldsOctober 7, 2008January 20, 2009George W. Bush
Richard VermaApril 6, 2009March 14, 2011Barack Obama
David S. AdamsAugust 4, 2011June 18, 2013Barack Obama
Julia FrifieldOctober 21, 2013January 20, 2017Barack Obama
Mary Kirtley WatersDecember 20, 2017August 31, 2018Donald Trump
Mary Elizabeth TaylorOctober 1, 2018June 18, 2020Donald Trump