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Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation and Communication

Creation of this Position

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation and Communication
Name: Garrison Norton
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Mar 22, 1947
Entry on Duty: Mar 26, 1947
Termination of Appointment: Feb 15, 1949

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Creation of Position: The Department of State established the Office of Transportation and Communication by administrative action on Mar 27, 1947, and placed it under the direction of an Assistant Secretary of State. In 1949, after the resignation of the Assistant Secretary, the functions of the Office were assigned first to the Under Secretary of State and later to the Bureau of Economic Affairs.

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