United States Department of State
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| 2025 | Pew survey in 24 countries revealed a decline in positive views of the United States compared to 2024, across most surveyed nations including 10 European countries. |
| June 3 2025 | Allison Hooker is appointed as the new Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs |
| June 2 2025 | Paul R. Houston began acting as Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security. |
| May 30 2025 | Monica Crowley becomes the 35th Chief of Protocol, returning during Donald Trump's presidency. |
| May 30 2025 | Michael Rigas begins his term as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources under President Donald Trump |
| May 19 2025 | Nora Namdar began acting as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. |
| May 5 2025 | Paul Watzlavick begins as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance. |
| May 1 2025 | Neal Kringel's term as acting Assistant Secretary ended, and Joaquin F. Monserrate became the acting Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations. |
| April 27 2025 | Spencer Chretien assumed the role of Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration. |
| April 25 2025 | Brendan Hanrahan began his acting role as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. |
| April 7 2025 | Lew Olowski began serving as Acting Director General of the Foreign Service. |
| April 5 2025 | José Cunningham begins serving as Acting Under Secretary of State for Management |
| March 29 2025 | Joshua Simmons becomes the acting Legal Adviser of the Department of State under President Donald Trump. |
| March 24 2025 | José Cunningham takes office as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration, becoming the incumbent. |
| March 19 2025 | Michele P. Exner transitioned from Acting to confirmed Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs |
| March 18 2025 | Tammy Bruce becomes Spokesperson during Donald Trump's presidency under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, serving from 2025 to the present. |
| March 14 2025 | Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeals convicted members of the 'Bahloul Gang', sentencing 18 to life imprisonment, 46 to 15 years, and 16 to five-year terms with fines, for crimes including money laundering and forming a criminal organization. |
| March 7 2025 | Paul Watzlavick appointed as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation. |
| March 3 2025 | Maria E. Brewer began her acting role as Director of the Foreign Service Institute. Neal Kringel began his acting role as Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations. |
| March 3 2025 | Neal Kringel becomes acting Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations. |
| February 27 2025 | John Armstrong appointed as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs. |
| February 10 2025 | Riley M. Barnes appointed as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. |
| February 4 2025 | Darren Beattie appointed as Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
| February 4 2025 | Darren Beattie begins serving as Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs |
| February 4 2025 | Darren Beattie appointed as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. |
| February 3 2025 | Donald Blome appointed as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. |
| January 20 2025 | Barbara A. Leaf left the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. |
| January 20 2025 | Richard R. Verma concludes his term as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, and the position becomes vacant under the incoming Trump administration. |
| January 20 2025 | Geoffrey R. Pyatt leaves office, and Laura Lochman becomes the acting Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources. |
| January 20 2025 | Michael Needham becomes the latest Counselor of the United States Department of State under President Donald Trump. |
| January 20 2025 | Brent T. Christensen begins serving as Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security |
| January 20 2025 | Albert Gombis begins serving as Acting Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights |
| January 20 2025 | Thomas E. Lertsen begins serving as Acting Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment |
| January 20 2025 | Lisa D. Kenna takes office as Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, currently incumbent |
| January 20 2025 | John Nkengasong's term concludes as the United States Global AIDS Coordinator. |
| January 20 2025 | Cindy Dyer concludes her tenure as Ambassador-at-Large. |
| January 20 2025 | Michael Kozak returns as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. |
| January 20 2025 | Michele P. Exner became Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs, appointed by President Donald Trump |
| January 20 2025 | Jessica Stern's term as Special Envoy ends |
| January 20 2025 | Multiple Assistant Secretary of State positions were filled with acting officials across various departments, including African Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, European and Eurasian Affairs, Near Eastern Affairs, South and Central Asian Affairs, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Counterterrorism, Administration, Diplomatic Security, and Foreign Service Leadership. |
| January 20 2025 | Succeeding President Donald Trump revoked Biden's proposed removal of Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. |
| January 14 2025 |
U.S. President Joe Biden proposed removing Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list as part of a Vatican-brokered deal to release 553 prisoners.
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| January 2025 | UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri criticized the EU for maintaining the country on its blacklist, defending the UAE's financial and labor systems. |
| January 2025 | The second Trump administration eliminated the United States Global AIDS Coordinator position. |
| January 1 2025 | Mark A. Wells becomes Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. |
| 2024 | A baseline year for measuring US global perception before the subsequent Pew survey. |
| December 2024 | Fall of the Assad regime, with uncertainty about Syria's future status on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. |
| December 20 2024 | Philip Laidlaw appointed as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs. |
| October 1 2024 | Thomas West's term is set to conclude. |
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