Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: George F. Kennan
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [May 5, 1947]
Termination of Appointment: May 31, 1949
Note: Also served as Counselor Aug 4, 1949-Jul 11, 1951.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Paul H. Nitze
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Jan 1, 1950]
Termination of Appointment: May 28, 1953
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Robert R. Bowie
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [May 28, 1953]
Termination of Appointment: Aug 2, 1957
Note: Received rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary on Nov 17, 1954.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Robert R. Bowie
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Aug 10, 1955
Entry on Duty: Aug 10, 1955
Termination of Appointment: Aug 31, 1957
Note: Commissioned as Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning; recommissioned after Senate confirmation on Feb 17, 1956.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Gerard C. Smith
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Sep 6, 1957
Entry on Duty: Oct 18, 1957
Termination of Appointment: Jan 20, 1961
Note: A nomination of Aug 28, 1959, was not confirmed by the Senate. Commissioned as Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 27, 1958.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: George C. McGhee
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Feb 13, 1961
Termination of Appointment: Nov 29, 1961
Note: Commissioned as Counselor; served as Chairman of the Policy Planning Council.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Walt Whitman Rostow
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Nov 29, 1961
Termination of Appointment: Mar 31, 1966
Note: Commissioned as Counselor; served as Chairman of the Policy Planning Council.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Henry David Owen
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jun 19, 1966]
Termination of Appointment: Feb 8, 1969
Note: Chairman of the Policy Planning Council, with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: William I. Cargo
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Aug 4, 1969]
Termination of Appointment: Jul 30, 1973
Note: Held the title of Director of the Planning and Coordination Staff, with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: James S. Sutterlin
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Sep 4, 1973]
Termination of Appointment: Oct 15, 1973
Note: Held the title of Director of the Planning and Coordination Staff, with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Winston Lord
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Oct 12, 1973]
Termination of Appointment: Jan 20, 1977
Note: Originally designated Director of the Planning and Coordination Staff; Director of the Policy Planning Staff from Feb 27, 1974.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: W. Anthony Lake
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Jan 21, 1977]
Termination of Appointment: Jan 20, 1981
Note: Held the title of Director of the Policy Planning Staff.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Paul D. Wolfowitz
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Feb 13, 1981]
Termination of Appointment: Dec 22, 1982
Note: Held the title of Director of the Policy Planning Staff.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Stephen W. Bosworth
State of Residency: Michigan
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jan 3, 1983]
Termination of Appointment: Apr 7, 1984
Note: Held the title of Chairman, Policy Planning Council.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Peter W. Rodman
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Apr 9, 1984]
Termination of Appointment: Mar 3, 1986
Note: Held the title of Chairman, Policy Planning Council. Designated Chairman, Policy Planning Staff, from May 7, 1985.
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Richard H. Solomon
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Mar 3, 1986]
Termination of Appointment: Jan 21, 1989
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Dennis B. Ross
State of Residency: Maryland
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Jan 21, 1989]
Termination of Appointment: Aug 23, 1992
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Samuel W Lewis
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Mar 21, 1993]
Termination of Appointment: Jan 21, 1994
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: James W. Steinberg
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Mar 21, 1994]
Termination of Appointment: Dec 23, 1996
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Gregory B. Craig
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Jul 10, 1997
Termination of Appointment: Sep 16, 1998
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Morton H. Halperin
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Dec 7, 1998
Termination of Appointment:Jan 19, 2001
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Richard Nathan Haass
State of Residency: Maryland
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Feb 6, 2001
Termination of Appointment: Jun 20, 2003
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Mitchell B. Reiss
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Jul 21, 2003
Termination of Appointment: Feb 14, 2005
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Stephen Krasner
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Feb 4, 2005
Termination of Appointment: April 20, 2007
Title: Director of the Policy Planning Staff
Name: Dr. David F. Gordon
Appointment: June 27, 2007
