Under Secretaries of State for Public Diplomacy

Title: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Name: Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Oct 1, 1999
Entry on Duty: Oct 1, 1999
Termination of Appointment: Jan 19, 2001

Title: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Name: Charlotte L. Beers
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Oct 1, 2001
Entry on Duty: Oct 2, 2001
Termination of Appointment: Mar 28, 2003

Title: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Name: Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler
State of Residency: Alabama
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Dec 15, 2003
Entry on Duty: Dec 16, 2003
Termination of Appointment: Jun 16, 2004

Title: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Name: Karen P. Hughes
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Aug 2, 2005
Entry on Duty: Aug 15, 2005
Termination of Appointment: Dec. 14, 2007

Title: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Name: James K. Glassman
State of Residency: Connecticut
Appointment: Nominated Dec. 11, 2007

Creation of Position: This position was authorized by Title XIII, Section 1313 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681-776). Section 2305 of the Act (112 Stat. 2681-825) increased the number of Under Secretaries of State from 5 to 6.  Subdivision A of the Act, also know as the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998, abolished the U.S. Information Agency and transferred its functions to the Department of State.  The integration took place on Oct 1, 1999.