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Deputy assistant secretary is a title borne by government executives in certain countries, usually senior officials assigned to a specific assistant secretary. United States [ edit ] In the United States, the rank of deputy assistant secretary denotes a Senior Executive Service (SES) official within the United States federal government who ...
An assistant secretary is a middle to senior official facilitating the work of the top officials, and is the subject officer for a specific policy domain among bureaux and departments. The position of assistant secretary belongs to the administrative officer grade in the Hong Kong Civil Service originated from the Colonial Administrative ...
Assistant Secretary of State ( A/S) is a title used for many executive positions in the United States Department of State, ranking below the under secretaries. [1] A set of six assistant secretaries reporting to the under secretary for political affairs manage diplomatic missions within their designated geographic regions, plus one assistant ...
Deputy Secretary of Defense. General Counsel of the Department of Defense. Inspector General of the Department of Defense. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. Chief Information Officer (New Position as of the 116th Congress) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
The State Department is the only federal cabinet-level agency to have two co-equal deputy secretaries. The second deputy secretary of state, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources , serves as the "first assistant" for the purposes of the Vacancies Reform Act, but both deputy secretaries have full delegated authority to act ...
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations.A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seatings at state dinners, the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented, and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
History[edit] According to U.S. statute, there are eight Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. There are two more Assistant Secretaries (Public Affairs and Management), appointed by the President, which do not require confirmation.
The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs ( PM) [2] is an agency within the United States Department of State that bridges the Department of State with the Department of Defense. It provides policy in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, defense strategy and policy, military use of space, and defense trade.