United States Under Secretary of State

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The United States Under Secretary of State is a senior State Department official who serves as the principal deputy to the Secretary of State and helps oversee the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy.

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United States Under Secretary of State canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of State position
United States executive branch position
appointedBy President of the United States
belongsToCategory United States federal officials
surface form: United States Department of State officials

United States diplomacy positions
United States federal government titles
country United States of America
hierarchicalLevel senior official
legalBasis Title 22 of the United States Code
surface form: United States Code Title 22
locatedIn Harry S. Truman Building
mayActAs Acting United States Secretary of State in the Secretary’s absence
memberOf senior leadership of the United States Department of State
partOf United States Department of State
rank one of the highest-ranking officials in the Department of State
reportsTo United States Secretary of State
requires advice and consent of the United States Senate
responsibility advising the Secretary of State on major foreign policy decisions
ensuring coherence among regional and functional foreign policy initiatives
interagency coordination on foreign policy issues
management oversight of State Department operations
oversight of implementation of presidential and secretarial directives on foreign policy
policy coordination across regional and functional bureaus
representation of the Department of State in high-level meetings
strategic planning for United States foreign policy
role assists in formulation of United States foreign policy
assists in implementation of United States foreign policy
coordinates activities of other senior State Department officials
oversees day-to-day management of the Department of State
principal deputy to the United States Secretary of State
seat Washington, D.C.

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Nicholas deB. Katzenbach positionHeld United States Under Secretary of State
Douglas Dillon positionHeld United States Under Secretary of State
Margaret Eva Watson positionHeld United States Under Secretary of State
subject surface form: Herbert Hoover Jr.
Benjamin Sumner Welles positionHeld United States Under Secretary of State
Katzenbach positionHeld United States Under Secretary of State
subject surface form: Nicholas deB. Katzenbach