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Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Creation of this Position

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: Robert D. Murphy
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [see note below]
Entry on Duty: Nov 30, 1953
Termination of Appointment: Aug 10, 1955
Note: Commissioned as an Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs and later designated to serve as Deputy Under Secretary.

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: Robert D. Murphy
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Aug 11, 1955
Entry on Duty: Aug 11, 1955
Termination of Appointment: Aug 13, 1959

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: Livingston T. Merchant
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Aug 12, 1959
Entry on Duty: Aug 21, 1959
Termination of Appointment: Dec 3, 1959

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: Raymond A. Hare
State of Residency: West Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Jan 21, 1960
Entry on Duty: Jan 25, 1960
Termination of Appointment: Mar 5, 1961

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: U. Alexis Johnson
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Apr 27, 1961
Entry on Duty: May 2, 1961
Termination of Appointment: Jul 12, 1964
Note: An earlier nomination as Assistant Secretary of State was withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: U. Alexis Johnson
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Sep 27, 1965
Entry on Duty: Nov 1, 1965
Termination of Appointment: Oct 9, 1966

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: Foy D. Kohler
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Oct 13, 1966
Entry on Duty: Nov 29, 1966
Termination of Appointment: Dec 31, 1967

Title: Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Name: Charles E. Bohlen
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Dec 15, 1967
Entry on Duty: Feb 11, 1968
Termination of Appointment: Jan 22, 1969

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Creation of Position: The Department of State by administrative action established the position of Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, after Congress authorized three Deputy Under Secretary positions in the State Department Reorganization Act of Aug 5, 1955 (P.L. 84-250; 69 Stat. 536). Prior to the creation of the position of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in Aug 1959, the Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs assisted the Secretary and Under Secretary in the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy. After Aug 1959, the Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs served as a focal point for interdepartmental relations, especially those dealing with politico-military issues. During 1969, the Department discontinued the position and created a new Bureau for Politico-Military Affairs.

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