Inaugural holder Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. Website Official Website | Formation 1928 | |
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Reports to United States Secretary of State Nominator President of the United States | ||
The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research is the head of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) within the United States Department of State. Before 1986, the head of INR was the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research reports to the United States Deputy Secretary of State.
Assistant Secretaries of State for Intelligence and Research, 1986–present
The office of "Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research" was renamed "Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research" on August 18, 1986.
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