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State Department Official

  • Whitney Baird
    Baird, Whitney Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
  • Erin Barclay
    Barclay, Erin M. Acting Assistant Secretary Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
  • Erica Barks Ruggles
    Barks-Ruggles, Ambassador Erica J. U.S. Representative to the 2022 Conferences of the International Telecommunication Union and Inter-American Telecommunications Commission
  • John Bass
    Bass, John Under Secretary of State for Management
  • Bruce Begnell
    Begnell, Bruce Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer Bureau of Information Resource Management
  • Alex Bell
    Bell, Alexandra Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
  • Daniel Benaim
    Benaim, Daniel Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
  • Donna Bennett
    Bennett, Donna S. Enterprise Chief Information Security Officer (E-CISO) Bureau of Information Resource Management
  • Marcia S. Bernicat
    Bernicat, Marcia S. Director General of The Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Bureau of Global Talent Management
  • Michelle photo
    Bernier-Toth, Michelle Special Advisor for Children's Issues Bureau of Consular Affairs

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