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Director of the Office of Management Policy


Creation of this Position

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: Earl David Sohm
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jun 8, 1975]
Termination of Appointment: Jul 10, 1976

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: Clayton E. McManaway
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jun 28, 1976]
Termination of Appointment: Jan 29, 1977

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: Joan M. Clark
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Apr 10, 1977]
Termination of Appointment: Mar 20, 1979

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: Michael M. Conlin
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jan 31, 1979]
Termination of Appointment: Jan 11, 1980

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: Richard H. Miller
State of Residency: Washington
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Mar 17, 1980]
Termination of Appointment: Jul 10, 1983

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: Willard A. De Pree
State of Residency: Michigan
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jul 11, 1983]
Termination of Appointment: Apr 13, 1987

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: George E. Moose
State of Residency: Colorado
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Apr 15, 1987]
Termination of Appointment: Jun 6, 1988

Title: Director of the Office of Management Policy
Name: C. Edward Dillery
State of Residency: Washington
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jun 6, 1988]
Termination of Appointment: Functions incorporated into the Bureau of Finance and Management Policy, Nov 16, 1989


Creation of Position: The Department of State organized the Office of Management Operations in May 1975 from the former Management Systems Staff, which had developed and examined new management systems and techniques. The Directors of the Office of Management Operations held rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State and were designated by the Secretary of State. On Nov 1, 1988, the Office of Management Operations became the Office of Management Policy. On Nov 19, 1989, it became part of a new Bureau of Finance and Management Policy headed by the Chief Financial Officer.

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