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Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security

Creation of this Position

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
Name: Robert E. Lamb
State of Residency: Georgia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Mar 12, 1987
Entry on Duty: Jun 19, 1987
Termination of Appointment: Aug 9, 1989
Note: Had been designated Coordinator of the Office of Security, with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary, Jul 1, 1985. Designated Director of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security on Nov 4, 1985.

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
Name: Sheldon J. Krys
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Aug 7, 1989
Entry on Duty: Aug 9, 1989
Termination of Appointment: Aug 7, 1992

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
Name: Sheldon J. Krys
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Aug 7, 1989
Entry on Duty: Aug 9, 1989
Termination of Appointment: Aug 7, 1992

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
Name: Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Aug 13, 1992
Entry on Duty: Sep 23, 1992
Termination of Appointment: Dec 29, 1995

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security
Name: Eric James Boswell
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Dec 28, 1995
Entry on Duty: Jan 5, 1996
Termination of Appointment: Dec 29, 1995
Note: Continued to serve concurrently as Director of the Office of Foreign Missions.

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Creation of Position: On Nov 4, 1985, the Department of State, by administrative action, established a Bureau of Diplomatic Security headed by a Director holding a rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State. Creation of the new Bureau followed recommendations of the Advisory Panel on Overseas Security (the Inman Panel), which studied means of protecting Department personnel and facilities from terrorist attacks. Congress authorized the Bureau, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, in the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Anti-terrorism Act of Aug 27, 1986 (P.L. 99-399; 100 Stat. 856).

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