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{{Short description|U.S. government position}}

{{Infobox Political post
| post = United States<br>Assistant Secretary of State<br>for Consular Affairs
| body = 
| insignia = U.S. Department of State official seal.svg
| insigniasize = 120
| insigniacaption = Seal of the United States Department of State
| image = 
| incumbent = Julie Stufft
| acting = yes
| incumbentsince = January 20, 2025
| style = 
| residence = 
| termlength = 
| reports_to = The [[Under Secretary of State for Management]]
| nominator = The [[President of the United States]]
| formation = 1953
| inaugural = [[R. W. Scott McLeod]]
| website = [https://travel.state.gov/ travel.state.gov]
| flag = Flag of the United States Assistant Secretary of State.svg
| flagcaption = Flag of an Assistant Secretary of State
}}
The '''Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs''' is the head of the [[Bureau of Consular Affairs]] within the [[United States Department of State]].  The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs reports to the [[Under Secretary of State for Management]].  From 1953 to 1977, the position was called '''Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs'''. The bureau is "responsible for the welfare and protection of U.S. citizens abroad, for the issuance of passports and other documentation to citizens and nationals, and for the protection of U.S. border security and the facilitation of legitimate travel to the United States" as described by the bureau's website.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bureau of Consular Affairs |url=https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-management/bureau-of-consular-affairs/ |website=U.S. Department of State |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>