Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs

The assistant secretary of state for global public affairs is the head of the Bureau of Global Public Affairs within the United States Department of State. The assistant secretary of state for global public affairs reports to the secretary of state and the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. The position was formed on May 28, 2019 with the merging of the Bureau of International Information Programs and the Bureau of Public Affairs by assistant secretary of state for public affairs Michelle Giuda.^[2][3][4][5]

United States Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Michele P. Exner[1] since March 19, 2025
Reports to	The under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs
Appointer	The president of the United States
Precursor	Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Coordinator for International Information Programs
Inaugural holder	Michelle Giuda
Formation	May 28, 2019
Deputy	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs
Website	Official website

Officeholders

#	Image	Name	Assumed office	Left office	President appointed by
1		Michelle Giuda	May 28, 2019	March 3, 2020[6]	Donald Trump
2		Aaron Ringel	September 14, 2020	January 20, 2021
-		Nicole Chulick (Acting)	January 20, 2021	June 11, 2021	Joe Biden
-		Mark Stroh (Acting)[7]	June 14, 2021	August 20, 2021
3		Elizabeth M. Allen	September 13, 2021	April 4, 2022
-		Elizabeth Trudeau (Acting)	April 4, 2022	February 15, 2023
4		William M. Russo	February 15, 2023	April 6, 2024
		Mark Toner (Acting)	April 6, 2024	June 28, 2024
-		Kristin Kane (Senior Bureau Official)	July 1, 2024	September 16, 2024
-		Stephanie C. Sutton (Acting)	September 16, 2024	January 20, 2025
-		Michele P. Exner (Acting)	January 20, 2025	March 19, 2025	Donald Trump
5		Michele P. Exner	March 19, 2025	Incumbent