Under Secretary of State 5212881 221002010 2008-06-22T16:33:32Z Darth Kalwejt 4374206 The '''Under Secretary of State''', from [[1919]] to [[1972]], was the second-ranking official at the [[United States Department of State]], serving as the Secretary's principal deputy, chief assistant, and Acting Secretary in the event of the Secretary's absence. Prior second-ranking positions had been the [[Chief Clerk]], the [[United States Assistant Secretary of State|Assistant Secretary of State]], and the [[Counselor of the United States Department of State|Counselor]]. Prior to [[1944]], a number of offices in the Department reported directly to the Under Secretary. In July [[1972]], the position of [[United States Deputy Secretary of State|Deputy Secretary]] superseded that of Under Secretary of State. In modern times, the Under Secretary of State is a position ranking above Assistant Secretary of State and below Deputy Secretary of State. The Counselor of the United States Department of State, who advises the Secretary of State, holds a rank equivalent to Under Secretary. ==Under Secretaries of State, 1919–1972== {| class="wikitable" !Name !Home State !Term of Office ![[President of the United States|President(s)]] served under |- |[[Frank Polk | Frank Lyon Polk]] |[[New York]] |[[July 1]], [[1919]]–[[June 15]], [[1920]] |[[Woodrow Wilson]] |- |[[Norman H. Davis]] |[[New York]] |[[June 15]], [[1920]]–[[March 7]], [[1921]] |Woodrow Wilson and [[Warren G. Harding]] |- |[[Henry P. Fletcher]] |[[Pennsylvania]] |[[March 8]], [[1921]]–[[March 6]], [[1922]] |Warren G. Harding |- |[[William Phillips]] |[[Massachusetts]] |[[April 26]], [[1922]]–[[April 11]], [[1924]] |Warren G. Harding, [[Calvin Coolidge]] |- |[[Joseph C. Grew]] |[[New Hampshire]] |[[April 16]], [[1924]]–[[June 30]], [[1927]] |Calvin Coolidge |- |[[Robert E. Olds]] |[[Minnesota]] |[[July 1]], [[1927]]–[[June 30]], [[1928]] |Calvin Coolidge |- |[[J. Reuben Clark, Jr.]] |[[Utah]] |[[August 31]], [[1928]]–[[June 19]], [[1929]] |Calvin Coolidge, [[Herbert Hoover]] |- |[[Joseph P. Cotton]] |[[New York]] |[[June 20]], [[1929]]–[[March 10]], [[1931]] |Herbert Hoover |- |[[William R. Castle, Jr.]] |[[District of Columbia]] |[[April 2]], [[1931]]–[[March 5]], [[1933]] |Herbert Hoover, [[Franklin Roosevelt]] |- |[[William Phillips (diplomat) | William Phillips]] |[[Massachusetts]] |[[March 6]], [[1933]]–[[August 23]], [[1936]] |Franklin Roosevelt |- |[[Sumner Welles]] |[[Maryland]] |[[May 21]], [[1937]]–[[September 30]], [[1943]] |Franklin Roosevelt |- |[[Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.]] |[[Virginia]] |[[October 4]], [[1943]]–[[November 30]], [[1944]] |Franklin Roosevelt |- |[[Joseph C. Grew]] |[[New York]] |[[December 20]], [[1944]]–[[August 15]], [[1945]] |Franklin Roosevelt, [[Harry Truman]] |- |[[Dean G. Acheson]] |[[Maryland]] |[[August 16]], [[1945]]–[[June 30]], [[1947]] |Harry Truman |- |[[Robert A. Lovett]] |[[New York]] |[[July 1]], [[1947]]–[[January 20]], [[1949]] |Harry Truman |- |[[James E. Webb]] |[[North Carolina]] |[[January 28]], [[1949]]–[[February 29]], [[1952]] |Harry Truman |- |[[David K. E. Bruce]] |[[Virginia]] |[[April 1]], [[1952]]–[[January 20]], [[1953]] |Harry Truman |- |[[Walter B. Smith]] |[[District of Columbia]] |[[February 9]], [[1953]]–[[October 1]], [[1954]] |[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] |- |[[Herbert Hoover, Jr.]] |[[California]] |[[October 4]], [[1954]]–[[February 5]], [[1957]] |Dwight D. Eisenhower |- |[[Christian Herter | Christian A. Herter]] |[[Massachusetts]] |[[February 21]], [[1957]]–[[April 22]], [[1959]] |Dwight D. Eisenhower |- |[[C. Douglas Dillon]] |[[New Jersey]] |[[June 12]], [[1959]]–[[January 4]], [[1961]] |Dwight D. Eisenhower |- |[[Chester Bowles]] |[[Connecticut]] |[[January 25]]–[[December 3]], [[1961]] |[[John F. Kennedy]] |- |[[George W. Ball]] |[[District of Columbia]] |[[December 4]], [[1961]]–[[September 30]], [[1966]] |John F. Kennedy, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] |- |[[Nicholas deB. Katzenbach]] | |[[October 3]], [[1966]]–[[January 20]], [[1969]] |Lyndon B. Johnson |- |[[Elliot L. Richardson]] |[[Massachusetts]] |[[January 23]], [[1969]]–[[June 23]], [[1970]] |[[Richard Nixon]] |- |[[John N. Irwin II]] |[[New York]] |[[September 21]], [[1970]]–[[July 12]], [[1972]] |Richard Nixon |} ==External links== *[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/20987.htm The Department of State's list of Under Secretaries in the period that it was the second-ranking position]. *[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/c1791.htm The Department of State's list of former and current positions]. [[Category:Under Secretaries of State (United States)| ]] {{US-gov-stub}} [[ja:アメリカ合衆国国務次官]]