Director of Policy Planning
Director of Policy Planning | |
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since September 15, 2025 | |
Appointer | United States Secretary of State |
Inaugural holder | George F. Kennan |
Formation | 1947 |
Website | Official website |
The director of policy planning is the United States Department of State official in charge of the department's internal think tank, the policy planning staff, with a rank equivalent to assistant secretary.[2][3] The position has traditionally been held by many members of the U.S. foreign policy establishment. Former directors of policy planning include two national security advisors, a president of the World Bank, and several presidents of the Council on Foreign Relations.[citation needed]
Directors of policy planning
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/michael-a-needham/
- ^ "Assistant Secretaries and Equivalent Rank". U.S. Department of State. January 20, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Department Organization Chart". U.S. Department of State. March 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Mort Halperin". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ State Department profile for David McKean
- ^ "Kiron Skinner". state.gov. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Peter Berkowitz". United States Department of State. Retrieved November 3, 2019.