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United States Deputy Secretary of State

The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, the Deputy Secretary of State becomes Acting Secretary of State until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement.

The position was created in 1972. Prior to July 13, 1972, the Under Secretary of State had been the second ranking officer of the Department.

The current Deputy Secretary of State is John Negroponte, who serves under Secretary Condoleezza Rice. He was sworn in on February 13, 2007. On November 24, 2008 it has been reported that Barack Obama would appoint James Steinberg to the position.^{citation needed}

Deputy Secretaries of State

Name	Term of Office	President(s) served under
John N. Irwin II	July 13, 1972–February 1, 1973	Richard Nixon
Kenneth Rush	February 2, 1973–May 29, 1974	Richard Nixon
Robert S. Ingersoll	July 10, 1974–March 31, 1976	Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
Charles W. Robinson	April 9, 1976–January 20, 1977	Gerald Ford
Warren Christopher	February 26, 1977–January 16, 1981	Jimmy Carter
William P. Clark	February 25, 1981–February 9, 1982	Ronald Reagan
Walter John Stoessel, Jr.	February 11, 1982–September 22, 1982	Ronald Reagan
Kenneth W. Dam	September 23, 1982–June 15, 1985	Ronald Reagan
John C. Whitehead	July 9, 1985–January 20, 1989	Ronald Reagan
Lawrence Eagleburger	January 20, 1989–August 19, 1992	George H. W. Bush
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.	January 27, 1993–November 8, 1993	Bill Clinton
Strobe Talbott	February 22, 1994–January 19, 2001	Bill Clinton
Richard Armitage	March 26, 2001–February 22, 2005	George W. Bush
Robert Zoellick	February 22, 2005– July 7, 2006	George W. Bush
John Negroponte	February 13, 2007– Present	George W. Bush
James Steinberg	designate	Barack Obama

v • d • e United States Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America

John N. Irwin II · Kenneth Rush · Robert S. Ingersoll · Charles W. Robinson · Warren Christopher · William P. Clark · Walter John Stoessel, Jr. · Kenneth W. Dam · John C. Whitehead · Lawrence Eagleburger · Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. · Strobe Talbott · Richard Armitage · Robert Zoellick · John Negroponte

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of State

Secretary of the State

Deputy Secretary of State	Executive Secretariat · Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism · Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization · National Foreign Affairs Training Center · Office of the Legal Adviser · Office of Protocol · Office of War Crimes Issues · Bureau of Intelligence and Research · Bureau of Legislative Affairs · Bureau of Resource Management

Under Secretary for Political Affairs	Bureau of African Affairs · Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs · Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs · Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs · Bureau of International Organization Affairs · Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs · Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs · Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Under Secretary for Management	Bureau of Administration · Bureau of Consular Affairs · Bureau of Diplomatic Security · Bureau of Human Resources · Bureau of Information Resource Management · Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations · Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation

Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs	Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs · Bureau of Public Affairs · Bureau of International Information Programs

Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs	Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation · Bureau of Political-Military Affairs · Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation

Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs	Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor · Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs · Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration · Office of the Science and Technology Adviser · Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

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