Bureaus and Offices Reporting Directly to the Secretary
The Secretary's Office
The Office of the Secretary (S) includes offices and bureaus that report directly to the Secretary. In addition, the Secretary from time to time appoints special representatives and envoys for certain foreign policy issues which are of priority and urgency for the Administration.
Bureaus and Offices
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research
- Bureau of Legislative Affairs
- Counselor of the Department
- Executive Secretariat
- Office of Civil Rights
- Office of Foreign Assistance
- Office of Global Women’s Issues
- Office of the Chief of Protocol
- Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues
- Office of the Legal Adviser
- Office of the Ombudsman
- Office of the Secretary’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement
- Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
- Policy Planning Staff
- Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation
- Special Representative for Iran
- Special Representative for Venezuela
- The Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
- United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority