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Incumbent
Tony Blinken since December 17, 2014 |
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| U.S. Department of State | |
| Reports to | The United States Secretary of State |
| Seat | Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The President
with Senate advice and consent
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| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | July 13, 1972 |
| First holder | John N. Irwin, II |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level 2 |
| Website | www |
The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State. If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, the Deputy Secretary of State becomes Acting Secretary of State until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement. The position was created in 1972.
| # | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | President(s) served under |
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| 1 | John N. Irwin II | July 13, 1972 | February 1, 1973 | Richard Nixon |
| 2 | Kenneth Rush | February 2, 1973 | May 29, 1974 | |
| 3 | Robert S. Ingersoll | July 10, 1974 | March 31, 1976 | |
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| 4 | Charles W. Robinson | April 9, 1976 | January 20, 1977 | |
| 5 | Warren Christopher | February 26, 1977 | January 16, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| 6 | William P. Clark, Jr. | February 25, 1981 | February 9, 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
| 7 | Walter John Stoessel, Jr. | February 11, 1982 | September 22, 1982 | |
| 8 | Kenneth W. Dam | September 23, 1982 | June 15, 1985 | |
| 9 | John C. Whitehead | July 9, 1985 | January 20, 1989 | |
| 10 | Lawrence Eagleburger | January 20, 1989 | August 19, 1992 | George H. W. Bush |
| 11 | Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. | January 27, 1993 | November 8, 1993 | Bill Clinton |
| 12 | Strobe Talbott | February 22, 1994 | January 19, 2001 | |
| 13 | Richard Armitage | March 26, 2001 | February 22, 2005 | George W. Bush |
| 14 | Robert Zoellick | February 22, 2005 | July 7, 2006 | |
| 15 | John Negroponte | February 13, 2007 | January 19, 2009 | |
| 16 | James Steinberg | January 28, 2009 | July 28, 2011 | Barack Obama |
| 17 | William Joseph Burns | July 28, 2011 | November 3, 2014 | |
| 18 | Tony Blinken | December 17, 2014 | Incumbent |
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