Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security


The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security is the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management. The current Assistant Secretary is Michael Evanoff.

Assistant Secretaries of State for Diplomatic Security, 1985—present

NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident appointed by
Robert E. LambJune 19, 1987August 9, 1989Ronald Reagan
Sheldon J. KrysAugust 9, 1989August 7, 1992George H. W. Bush
Anthony C. E. QuaintonSeptember 23, 1992December 29, 1995George H. W. Bush
Eric J. BoswellJanuary 5, 1996January 31, 1998Bill Clinton
David G. CarpenterAugust 11, 1998June 29, 2002Bill Clinton
Francis X. TaylorNovember 18, 2002February 19, 2005George W. Bush
Richard J. Griffin20052007George W. Bush
Gregory B. Starr20072008George W. Bush
Eric J. BoswellJuly 7, 2008December 19, 2012George W. Bush, Barack Obama
Gregory B. StarrNovember 18, 2013January 20, 2017Barack Obama
Bill Miller January 21, 2017June 27, 2017Donald Trump
Michael EvanoffNovember 3, 2017PresentDonald Trump