Biographies

Below is a list of Department officials. Information on this page is updated periodically and may not reflect the most current status of appointments and personnel changes.

  • Addison “Tad” Davis IV Director, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
  • Aleisha Woodward Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Alex N. Wong Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Korea, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Alice G. Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs [State Department Image]
    Alice G. Wells Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
  • Alina L. Romanowski Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism
  • Andrea L. Thompson Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
  • Andrew Peek Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
  • Andrew Veprek Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
  • Andy Rabens Special Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
  • Anita E. Friedt Senior Advisor, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance

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