Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

United States; Assistant Secretary of State; for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
	Seal of the United States Department of State
	Incumbent; vacant; Acting
Style	The Honorable
Reports to	Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Nominator	President of the United States
Inaugural holder	Dixy Lee Ray
Formation	1975
Website	Official Website

The Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs reports to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. President Donald J. Trump appointed Andrew Lawler to the post on September 8, 2020.[1] His appointment is pending in the United States Senate.

Assistant Secretaries of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 1975—present

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President appointed by
Dixy Lee Ray	January 19, 1975	June 20, 1975	Gerald Ford
Frederick Irving	April 28, 1976	March 26, 1977	Gerald Ford
Patsy T. Mink	March 28, 1977	May 1, 1978	Jimmy Carter
Thomas R. Pickering	October 10, 1978	February 24, 1981	Jimmy Carter
James L. Malone	June 1, 1981	July 22, 1985	Ronald Reagan
John Negroponte	July 19, 1985	November 23, 1987	Ronald Reagan
Frederick M. Bernthal	May 24, 1988	March 16, 1990	Ronald Reagan
E. U. Curtis Bohlen	June 27, 1990	October 31, 1992	George H. W. Bush
Elinor G. Constable	June 2, 1993	September 15, 1995	Bill Clinton
Eileen B. Claussen	January 19, 1996[2]	July 18, 1997	Bill Clinton
David B. Sandalow	October 28, 1999	January 19, 2001	Bill Clinton
John F. Turner	November 13, 2001	July 11, 2005	George W. Bush
Claudia A. McMurray	February 21, 2006	January 20, 2009	George W. Bush
Kerri-Ann Jones	August 20, 2009	April 25, 2014	Barack Obama
vacant	April 26, 2014	January 20, 2017	Barack Obama
vacant	January 20, 2017	present	Donald J. Trump

Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 2014—present

Portrait	Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	Title
Judith G. Garber, official portrait (December 2001)	Judith G. Garber	April 28, 2014	January 1, 2019	Acting Assistant Secretary April 28, 2014-September 07, 2017; Senior Bureau Official January September 08, 2017-January 1, 2019
Marcia Bernicat, official portrait	Marcia Bernicat	January 1, 2019	April 3, 2020	Senior Bureau Official
Jonathan M. Moore, official portrait	Jonathan M. Moore	April 3, 2020	present	Senior Bureau Official April 3-September 7. Acting Assistant Secretary since September 8, 2020,

Notes and references

https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/2202
State Department Archived Biographies - Eileen B. Claussen, http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/biographies/claussen.html Archived December 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] ttps://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/2202

[2] State Department Archived Biographies - Eileen B. Claussen, http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/biographies/claussen.html Archived December 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

United States Assistant Secretaries of State (and Equivalent Ranks)
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs	African Affairs East Asian and Pacific Affairs European and Eurasian Affairs International Organization Affairs Near Eastern Affairs South and Central Asian Affairs Western Hemisphere Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment	Economic and Business Affairs Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Energy Resources Chief Economist of the Department
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security	Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance International Security and Nonproliferation Political-Military Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Educational and Cultural Affairs Global Public Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management	Administration Consular Affairs Diplomatic Security Chief Information Officer of the Department Chief Medical Officer and Designated Agency Safety and Health Official Comptroller of the Department and Director of Global Financial Services Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Director of Budget and Planning Director of Overseas Buildings Operations Director, Foreign Service Institute Director, Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights	Conflict and Stabilization Operations Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Population, Refugees, and Migration Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (Ambassador-at-Large) Global Criminal Justice (Ambassador-at-Large)
Reporting directly to the Secretary	Intelligence and Research Legislative Affairs Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department Inspector General Legal Adviser Director, Policy Planning Staff Director, Office of Foreign Assistance Director, Office of Civil Rights and Chief Diversity Officer Chief of Protocol of the United States, with the rank of Ambassador Global Women's Issues (Ambassador-at-Large) Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Ambassador-at-Large)