Chief of Protocol of the United States

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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.[1][2]

Duties

Template:More citations needed section 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:[3]

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

List of chiefs of protocol of the United States

# Image Name Assumed office Left office President served under
1 File:James Clement Dunn 1921.jpg James Clement Dunn February 4, 1928 November 17, 1930 Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
2 File:Belin.png F. Lammot Belin November 17, 1930 September 15, 1931 Herbert Hoover
3 File:Warren Delano Robbins, 1922 March 3.jpg Warren Delano Robbins September 15, 1931 June 11, 1933
4 File:James Clement Dunn 1921.jpg James Clement Dunn June 11, 1933 April 11, 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt
5 File:Richard Southgate LCCN2016871341 (cropped).jpg Richard Southgate April 11, 1935 July 29, 1937
6 File:George T. Summerlin (cropped).jpg George T. Summerlin July 29, 1937 January 15, 1944
7 File:Stanley Woodward.png Stanley Woodward January 15, 1944 May 22, 1950 Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
8 File:John Farr Simmons (cropped).jpg John F. Simmons August 18, 1950 January 31, 1957 Harry S. Truman
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 Angier Biddle Duke January 24, 1961 January 20, 1965 John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
11 File:Lloyd Nelson Hand (48997086292).jpg Lloyd Nelson Hand January 21, 1965 March 21, 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson
12 File:James W Symington.png James W. Symington March 22, 1966 March 31, 1968
13 File:Angier Biddle Duke JFKWHP-AR8022-H (cropped).jpg Angier Biddle Duke April 1, 1968 September 26, 1968
14 File:Tyler Abell LBJ Library (32565920781) (cropped).jpg Tyler Abell September 30, 1968 January 20, 1969
15 Emil Mosbacher January 21, 1969 June 30, 1972 Richard Nixon
- 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 Henry E. Catto Jr. April 3, 1974 July 1, 1976 Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
18 File:Shirleytemple.jpg Shirley Temple Black July 1, 1976 January 21, 1977 Gerald Ford
19 File:Evan Dobelle7.jpg Evan Dobelle March 2, 1977 May 22, 1978 Jimmy Carter
20 File:Edith Dobelle (cropped).jpg Edith H. J. Dobelle November 3, 1978 September 26, 1979
21 Abelardo L. Valdez October 19, 1979 January 21, 1981
- File:Morgan Mason.jpg Morgan Mason (acting) January 21, 1981 March 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan
22 File:Leonore Annenberg receives honorary degree.jpg Leonore Annenberg March 20, 1981 January 6, 1982
23 File:Selwa Roosevelt 2014.jpg 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 Joseph Verner Reed Jr. May 21, 1989 October 21, 1991 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 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 Molly M. Raiser September 14, 1993 July 24, 1997 Bill Clinton
27 Mary Mel French November 13, 1997 January 20, 2001
28 File:Densenat-100.jpg Donald Ensenat June 6, 2001 February 18, 2007 George W. Bush
- File:Raymond P. Martinez official photo.jpg Raymond P. Martinez (acting) February 18, 2007 September 14, 2007
29 File:Brinker nancy 200.jpg Nancy Brinker September 14, 2007 January 20, 2009
30 File:Capricia Marshall.jpg Capricia Marshall August 3, 2009 August 1, 2013 Barack Obama
- File:Natalie jones.jpg Natalie Jones (acting) August 1, 2013 May 13, 2014
31 File:Peter Selfridge 2014.jpg Peter A. Selfridge May 13, 2014 January 20, 2017
- Post vacant (January 20, 2017 – December 1, 2017)
32 File:Sean P. Lawler.jpg Sean Lawler December 1, 2017 July 9, 2019 Donald Trump
- File:Acting U.S. Chief of Protocol Mary-Kate Fisher.jpg Mary-Kate Fisher (acting) June 24, 2019 August 12, 2019
33 File:U.S. Chief of Protocol Cam Henderson.jpg Cam Henderson August 12, 2019 January 20, 2021
- File:Asel Roberts (cropped).jpg Asel Roberts (acting) January 20, 2021 January 3, 2022 Joe Biden
34 File:Rufus Gifford, Chief of Protocol official.jpg Rufus Gifford January 3, 2022 July 28, 2023
- File:Ethan Rosenzweig, Acting U.S. Chief of Protocol.jpg Ethan Rosenzweig (acting) August 1, 2023 January 20, 2025
35 File:Monica E. Crowley official photo.jpg Monica Crowley May 30, 2025 Present Donald Trump

See also

References

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External links

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