The Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State is the Director of the
Executive Secretariat. The position holds a rank equivalent to an
Assistant Secretary.
Each Executive Secretary is appointed by the
Secretary of State.
The Executive Secretary serves as the liaison and the
clearinghouse between the
State Department’s bureaus and the leadership offices of the
Secretary
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, the Deputy Secretaries, and the
Director of Policy Planning. The Executive Secretary also manages relations between the State Department and the
White House
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, the
National Security Council
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, and other
cabinet-level agencies.
As the head of the Executive Secretariat, the Executive Secretary also manages the State Department's
Operations Center and prepares briefing papers about the Department during
transitions between presidential administrations.
List of Executive Secretaries
References
External links
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1961 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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