Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration

The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration is the head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is a bureau within the United States Department of State.It has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs. The Bureau is headed by...

within the United States Department of State

United States Department of State

The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...

. The Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration reports to the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs.

List of the Directors of the Bureau of Refugee Programs, 1979—1994

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... served under
John A. Baker, Jr. John A. Baker, Jr. John Alexander Baker, Jr. was a United States diplomat, most notable for serving as Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs from 1979 to 1980.-Biography:...	August 26, 1979	October 30, 1980	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
Frank E. Loy Frank E. Loy Frank E. Loy is an American diplomat, business and nonprofit executive, and attorney. He is best known for serving as United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs from November 2, 1998 to January 20, 2001, under President Bill Clinton...	June 1, 1980	January 30, 1981	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
Richard David Vine Richard David Vine Richard David Vine was a career diplomat, US Ambassador to Switzerland from 1979 to 1981, and later Director General of the Atlantic Institute for International Affairs.-Education and diplomatic career:...	January 10, 1982	Sep 17, 1982	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
James N. Purcell, Jr. James N. Purcell, Jr. James N. Purcell, Jr. was United States Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs from 1983 to 1986, and Director General of the International Organization for Migration from 1988 to 1998.-Biography:...	June 12, 1983	September 28, 1986	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
Jonathan Moore Jonathan Moore (State Department official) Jonathan Moore was United States Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs from 1987 to 1989 and United States Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council from 1989 to 1992.-Biography:...	March 5, 1987	June 22, 1989	Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
Princeton N. Lyman Princeton N. Lyman Princeton Nathan Lyman is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Nigeria and South Africa , and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs...	September 5, 1989	June 15, 1992	George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
Warren Zimmermann Warren Zimmermann Warren Zimmermann was a diplomat, humanitarian and the last US ambassador to Yugoslavia before its disintegration into civil war.-Background:...	June 15, 1992	March 3, 1994	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

List of the Assistant Secretaries of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, 1994—Present

Name	Assumed Office	Left Office	President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... served under
Phyllis E. Oakley Phyllis E. Oakley Phyllis Elliott Oakley is a diplomat who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration and Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research . She is married to former Ambassador Robert B. Oakley and is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy...	September 21, 1994	November 7, 1997	Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
Julia V. Taft Julia V. Taft Julia Ann Vadala Taft was a United States official who was involved in international humanitarian assistance, and who served as Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance from 1986 to 1989, and as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration from 1997 to...	November 10, 1997	January 19, 2001	Bill Clinton
Arthur E. Dewey Arthur E. Dewey Arthur E. "Gene" Dewey was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration from 2002 to 2005.-Biography:Gene Dewey was educated at the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1956...	January 30, 2002	July 1, 2005	George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
Ellen Sauerbrey Ellen Sauerbrey Ellen Sauerbrey is an American politician from Maryland and the former head of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. She was nominated to the Bureau in September 2005 by President George W. Bush. On January 4, 2006, Bush placed her in office by way...	January 12, 2006		George W. Bush
Samuel M. Witten Samuel M. Witten Samuel M. Witten is a United States lawyer who was Deputy Legal Adviser of the Department of State from 2001 to 2007, and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration from 2007 to 2009.-Biography:...	December 31, 2007		George W. Bush
Eric P. Schwartz Eric P. Schwartz Eric Paul Schwartz is the current United States Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, having been sworn in to office on July 8, 2009.-Biography:...	July 8, 2009		Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

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