- Chief of Protocol of the United States
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Chief of Protocol
of the United StatesIncumbent
Capricia Marshall
since August 3, 2009Inaugural holder James Clement Dunn Formation 1928 Website Official Website The Chief of Protocol is an officer of the United States Department of State responsible for advising the President of the United States, the vice president, and the secretary of state on matters of national and international diplomatic protocol. The Chief of Protocol holds the rank of Ambassador and Assistant Secretary of State.
The chief arranges itineraries for foreign dignitaries visiting the U.S. and accompanies the president on all official international travel. Additionally, the office is responsible for accrediting foreign diplomats and publishing the list of foreign consular offices in the U.S., organizing ceremonies for treaty signings, conducting ambassadorial swearing-in and state arrival ceremonies, and maintaining Blair House, the official guest house for state visitors.
The acting Chief of Protocol was Gladys Boluda, who took on the position at the end of Nancy Brinker's term on January 20, 2009. Laura Bowen Wills became the acting Chief of Protocol in May 2009 until Capricia Penavic Marshall was sworn in as Chief of Protocol of the United States on August 3, 2009.
A well-known Chief of Protocol is the former child star Shirley Temple Black.
The Chief of Protocol position should not be confused with the distinctly different White House Social Secretary position.
Contents
Divisions
The office identifies five divisions on its website, led by assistant chiefs, who oversee the following principal duties:[1]
- Management
- Visits
- Ceremonials
- Diplomatic Affairs
- Blair House
- Diplomatic Partnerships
List of Chiefs of Protocol of the United States
Name Assumed office Left office President served under James Clement Dunn February 4, 1928 November 17, 1930 Herbert Hoover F. Lammot Belin November 17, 1930 September 15, 1931 Herbert Hoover Warren Delano Robbins September 15, 1931 June 11, 1933 Herbert Hoover James Clement Dunn June 11, 1933 April 11, 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt Richard Southgate April 11, 1935 July 29, 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt George T. Summerlin July 29, 1938 January 15, 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt Stanley Woodward January 15, 1944 May 22, 1950 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman John F. Simmons August 18, 1950 January 31, 1957 Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower Wiley T. Buchanan February 4, 1957 January 23, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower Angier Biddle Duke January 24, 1961 January 20, 1965 John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Lloyd Nelson Hand January 21, 1965 March 21, 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson James W. Symington March 22, 1966 March 31, 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson Angier Biddle Duke April 1, 1968 September 26, 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson Tyler Abell September 30, 1968 January 20, 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson Emil Mosbacher, Jr. January 21, 1969 June 30, 1972 Richard Nixon Marion H. Smoak March 29, 1974 Mar 30, 1974 Richard Nixon Henry E. Catto, Jr. April 3, 1974 July 1, 1976 Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford Shirley Temple Black July 1, 1976 January 21, 1977 Gerald Ford Evan Dobelle March 2, 1977 May 22, 1978 Jimmy Carter Edith H. J. Dobelle November 3, 1978 September 26, 1979 Jimmy Carter Abelardo L. Valdez October 19, 1979 January 21, 1981 Jimmy Carter Morgan Mason (acting) January 21, 1981 March 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan Leonore Annenberg March 20, 1981 January 6, 1982 Ronald Reagan Selwa Roosevelt April 16, 1982 January 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan Joseph Verner Reed, Jr. May 21, 1989 October 21, 1991 George H. W. Bush John Gifford Weinmann October 31, 1991 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush Molly M. Raiser September 14, 1993 July 24, 1997 Bill Clinton Mary Mel French November 13, 1997 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton Donald Ensenat June 6, 2001 February 18, 2007 George W. Bush Nancy Brinker September 14, 2007 January 20, 2009 George W. Bush Capricia Marshall August 3, 2009 Present Barack Obama See also
References
External links
Categories:- United States Department of State agencies
- United States Department of State officials
- Presidency of the United States
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