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==Duties==
==Duties==
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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 [[diplomacy|diplomats]] and publishing the list of foreign [[Consul (representative)|consular]] offices in the U.S., organizing ceremonies for [[treaty]] signings, conducting ambassadorial swearing-in and [[State Arrival Ceremony|state arrival ceremonies]], and maintaining [[Blair House]], the official guest house for state visitors.
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 [[diplomacy|diplomats]] and publishing the list of foreign [[Consul (representative)|consular]] offices in the U.S., organizing ceremonies for [[treaty]] signings, conducting ambassadorial swearing-in and [[State Arrival Ceremony|state arrival ceremonies]], and maintaining [[Blair House]], the official guest house for state visitors.


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* [[Blair House]]
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* Major Events
* Major Events
==List of chiefs of protocol of the United States==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!#
!Image
!Name
!Assumed office
!Left office
![[President of the United States|President]] served under
|-
|1
|[[File:James Clement Dunn 1921.jpg|60px]]
|[[James Clement Dunn]]
|February 4, 1928
|November 17, 1930
|[[Calvin Coolidge]]<br>[[Herbert Hoover]]
|-
|2
|[[File:Belin.png|60px]]
|[[F. Lammot Belin]]
|November 17, 1930
|September 15, 1931
|rowspan="2" | Herbert Hoover
|-
|3
|[[File:Warren Delano Robbins, 1922 March 3.jpg|60px]]
|[[Warren Delano Robbins]]
|September 15, 1931
|June 11, 1933
|-
|4
|[[File:James Clement Dunn 1921.jpg|60px]]
|[[James Clement Dunn]]
|June 11, 1933
|April 11, 1935
|rowspan="3" | [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
|-
|5
|[[File:Richard Southgate LCCN2016871341 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Richard Southgate (Chief of Protocol)|Richard Southgate]]
|April 11, 1935
|July 29, 1937
|-
|6
|[[File:George T. Summerlin (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[George T. Summerlin]]
|July 29, 1937
|January 15, 1944
|-
|7
|[[File:Stanley Woodward.png|60px]]
|[[Stanley Woodward (political aide)|Stanley Woodward]]
|January 15, 1944
|May 22, 1950
|Franklin D. Roosevelt<br>[[Harry S. Truman]]
|-
|8
|[[File:John Farr Simmons (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[John F. Simmons]]
|August 18, 1950
|January 31, 1957
|Harry S. Truman<br>[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]
|-
|9
|
|[[Wiley T. Buchanan Jr.]]
|February 4, 1957
|January 23, 1961
|Dwight D. Eisenhower
|-
|10
|[[File:Angier Biddle Duke JFKWHP-AR8022-H (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Angier Biddle Duke]]
|January 24, 1961
|January 20, 1965
|[[John F. Kennedy]]<br>[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|-
|11
|[[File:Lloyd Nelson Hand (48997086292).jpg|60px]]
|[[Lloyd Nelson Hand]]
|January 21, 1965
|March 21, 1966
|rowspan="4" | Lyndon B. Johnson
|-
|12
|[[File:James W Symington.png|60px]]
|[[James W. Symington]]
|March 22, 1966
|March 31, 1968
|-
|13
|[[File:Angier Biddle Duke JFKWHP-AR8022-H (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Angier Biddle Duke]]
|April 1, 1968
|September 26, 1968
|-
|14
|[[File:Tyler Abell LBJ Library (32565920781) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Tyler Abell]]
|September 30, 1968
|January 20, 1969
|-
|15
|
|[[Emil Mosbacher]]
|January 21, 1969
|June 30, 1972
|rowspan="3" | [[Richard Nixon]]
|-
| -
| rowspan="2" |
|rowspan="2" | [[Marion H. Smoak]]
|July 1, 1972
|March 1, 1974 (acting)
|-
|16
|March 1, 1974
|March 30, 1974
|-
|17
|[[File:Ambassador Henry Catto speaks on his experiences as a diplomat (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Henry E. Catto Jr.]]
|April 3, 1974
|July 1, 1976
|Richard Nixon<br>[[Gerald Ford]]
|-
|18
|[[File:Shirleytemple.jpg|60px]]
|[[Shirley Temple Black]]
|July 1, 1976
|January 21, 1977
|[[Gerald Ford]]
|-
|19
|[[File:Evan Dobelle7.jpg|60px]]
|[[Evan Dobelle]]
|March 2, 1977
|May 22, 1978
|rowspan="3" | [[Jimmy Carter]]
|-
|20
|[[File:Edith Dobelle (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Edith H. J. Dobelle]]
|November 3, 1978
|September 26, 1979
|-
|21
|
|[[Abelardo L. Valdez]]
|October 19, 1979
|January 21, 1981
|-
| -
|[[File:Morgan Mason.jpg|60px]]
|[[Morgan Mason]] (acting)
|January 21, 1981
|March 20, 1981
|rowspan="3" | [[Ronald Reagan]]
|-
|22
|[[File:Leonore Annenberg receives honorary degree.jpg|60px]]
|[[Leonore Annenberg]]
|March 20, 1981
|January 6, 1982
|-
|23
|[[File:Selwa Roosevelt 2014.jpg|60px]]
|[[Selwa Roosevelt]]
|April 16, 1982
|January 20, 1989
|-
|24
|[[File:Joseph Verner Reed Jr. - State 1981-10- Iss 238 (IA sim state-magazine 1981-10 238) (page 18 crop).jpg|60px]]
|[[Joseph Verner Reed Jr.]]
|May 21, 1989
|October 21, 1991
|rowspan="2" | [[George H. W. Bush]]
|-
|25
|[[File:John G. Weinmann - State 1991-12- Iss 350 (IA sim state-magazine 1991-12 350) (page 12 crop).jpg|60px]]
|[[John Giffen Weinmann]]
|October 31, 1991
|January 20, 1993
|-
|26
|[[File:Mary M. Raiser, State 1993-09- Iss 369 (IA sim state-magazine 1993-09 369) (page 12 crop).jpg|60px]]
|[[Molly M. Raiser]]
|September 14, 1993
|July 24, 1997
|rowspan="2" | [[Bill Clinton]]
|-
|27
|
|[[Mary Mel French]]
|November 13, 1997
|January 20, 2001
|-
|28
|[[File:Densenat-100.jpg|60px]]
|[[Donald Ensenat]]
|June 6, 2001
|February 18, 2007
|rowspan="3" | [[George W. Bush]]
|-
| -
|[[File:Raymond P. Martinez official photo.jpg|60px]]
|[[Raymond P. Martinez]] (acting)
|February 18, 2007
|September 14, 2007
|-
|29
|[[File:Brinker nancy 200.jpg|60px]]
|[[Nancy Brinker]]
|September 14, 2007
|January 20, 2009
|-
|30
|[[File:Capricia Marshall.jpg|60px]]
|[[Capricia Marshall]]
|August 3, 2009
|August 1, 2013
|rowspan="3" | [[Barack Obama]]
|-
| -
|[[File:Natalie jones.jpg|60px]]
|[[Natalie Jones (diplomat)|Natalie Jones]] (acting)
|August 1, 2013
|May 13, 2014
|-
|31
|[[File:Peter Selfridge 2014.jpg|60px]]
|[[Peter A. Selfridge]]
|May 13, 2014
|January 20, 2017
|-
| -
| colspan="5" align="center" |''Post vacant (January 20, 2017 – December 1, 2017)''
|-
|32
|[[File:Sean P. Lawler.jpg|60px]]
|[[Sean Lawler]]
|December 1, 2017
|July 9, 2019
|rowspan="3" | [[Donald Trump]]
|-
| -
|[[File:Acting U.S. Chief of Protocol Mary-Kate Fisher.jpg|60px]]
|[[Mary-Kate Fisher]] (acting)
|June 24, 2019
|August 12, 2019
|-
|33
|[[File:U.S. Chief of Protocol Cam Henderson.jpg|60px]]
|[[Cam Henderson (diplomat)|Cam Henderson]]
|August 12, 2019
|January 20, 2021
|-
| -
|[[File:Asel Roberts (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Asel Roberts]] (acting)
|January 20, 2021
|January 3, 2022
|rowspan="3" | [[Joe Biden]]
|-
|34
|[[File:Rufus Gifford, Chief of Protocol official.jpg|60px]]
|[[Rufus Gifford]]
|January 3, 2022
|July 28, 2023
|-
| -
|[[File:Ethan_Rosenzweig,_Acting_U.S._Chief_of_Protocol.jpg|frameless|75x75px]]
|[[Ethan Rosenzweig]] (acting)
|August 1, 2023
|''Incumbent''
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 15:03, 21 February 2025

In the United States, 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 of the United States, and the United States 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.[2][3]

Chief of Protocol
File:U.S. Department of State official seal.svg
Seal of the United States Department of State
Reports toUnited States Secretary of State
NominatorPresident of the United States
Inaugural holderJames Clement Dunn
Formation1928
Websiteoffice-of-the-chief-of-protocol/

Duties

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 chief of protocol duties include being present at the annual State of the Union speech (SOTU) given by the president each January before Congress. These SOTU duties include escorting the dean of the Diplomatic Corps into the House Chamber for the SOTU speech.

The chief of protocol position should not be confused with the distinctly different White House social secretary position.

Divisions

The office identifies six divisions on its website, led by assistant chiefs, who oversee the following principal duties:[4]

  • Management
  • Visits
  • Ceremonials
  • Diplomatic Affairs
  • Blair House
  • Major Events

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ethan Rosenzweig". https://www.state.gov/biographies/ethan-rosenzweig/. 
  2. ↑ "Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank". January 20, 2009. http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/c7649.htm. 
  3. ↑ "Department Organization Chart". March 2014. https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/99494.htm. 
  4. ↑ "U.S. Department of State: Office of the Chief of Protocol". State.gov. https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/bureaus-and-offices-reporting-directly-to-the-secretary/office-of-the-chief-of-protocol/. 

External links

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