United States Deputy Secretary of State

The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for Foreign Affairs.

The position was created in 1972

The current Deputy Secretary of State is Richard Armitage, under Colin Powell.

List of Deputy Secretaries of state

John N Irwin II, New York, 1972, 13 jul-1973, 1 feb

Kenneth Rush , New York, 1973, 2 feb -1974, 29 may

Robert S Ingersoll, Illinois, 1974, 10 jul-1976, 31 mar

Charles W Robinson, California, 1976, 9 apr-1977, 20 jan

Warren M Christopher, California, 1977, 26 feb-1981, 16 jan

William P Clark, California, 1981,25 feb-1982, 9 feb

Walter J Stoessel Jr, California, 1982,11 feb-1982, 22 sep 1982

Kenneth W Dam, Illinois, 1982, 23 sep-1985, 15 jun

John C Whitehead, New Jersey, 1985, 9 jul-1989, 20 jan

Lawrence S Eagleburger, Florida, 1989, 20 jan-1992, 19 aug

Clifton R Wharton Jr, New York, 1993, 27 jan-1993,8 nov

Strobe Talbott, Ohio, 1994, 23 feb-2001, 19 jan

Richard L Armitage, Virginia, 2001, 26 mar-