Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs


The assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs is the head of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a bureau within the United States Department of State. The assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs reports to the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs.
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Assistant secretaries of state for educational and cultural affairs, 1961—present

Note: the post had been abolished from 1978 to 1999. In 1978 the Bureau was abolished and its functions transferred to the International Communications Agency under Reorganization Plan No. 2. On October 1, 1999, pursuant to the integration of the U.S. Information Agency into the Department of State this position was revived.
#NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident(s) served under
1Philip Hall CoombsMarch 23, 1961June 4, 1962John F. Kennedy
2Lucius D. BattleJune 5, 1962August 20, 1964John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
3Harry McPhersonAugust 23, 1964August 14, 1965Lyndon B. Johnson
4Charles FrankelSeptember 15, 1965December 31, 1967Lyndon B. Johnson
5Edward D. ReFebruary 28, 1968January 9, 1969Lyndon B. Johnson
6John Richardson Jr.July 15, 1969March 7, 1977Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
7Joseph D. DuffeyApril 8, 1977March 21, 1978Jimmy Carter
8Alice Stone IlchmanMarch 22, 1978March 31, 1978Jimmy Carter
-Position abolished
9William B. BaderNovember 18, 1999January 20, 2001Bill Clinton
10Patricia HarrisonOctober 2, 2001July 1, 2005George W. Bush
11Dina PowellJuly 11, 2005June 7, 2007George W. Bush
12Goli AmeriMarch 19, 2008January 20, 2009George W. Bush
13Ann StockJune 23, 2010August 16, 2013Barack Obama
14Evan RyanSeptember 26, 2013January 6, 2017Barack Obama
-Mark Taplin January 2017August 2017Donald Trump
-Jennifer Zimdahl Galt November 13, 2017March 29, 2018Donald Trump
15Marie RoyceMarch 30, 2018January 20, 2021Donald Trump
-Matthew Lussenhop January 20, 2021November 22, 2021Joe Biden
16Lee SatterfieldNovember 23, 2021January 20, 2025Joe Biden
-Scott Weinhold January 20, 2025February 4, 2025Donald Trump
-Darren Beattie February 4, 2025IncumbentDonald Trump