United States Chief of Protocol

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Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker.

The Chief of Protocol is an officer of the United States Department of State responsible for advising the President of the United States, the Vice President, and the Secretary of State on matters of national and international diplomatic protocol. The Chief arranges itineraries for foreign dignitaries visiting the United States and accompanies the President on all official international travel. Additionally, the Office of the Chief of Protocol is responsible for accrediting foreign diplomats and publishing the list of foreign consular offices in the United States, organizing ceremonies for treaty signings, conducting ambassadorial swearing-in and State Arrival Ceremonies, and maintaining Blair House, the official guest house for state visitors.

The current Chief of Protocol is Nancy Brinker (born Peoria, Illinois), who took on the position upon the retirement of Donald Ensenat in February 2007. The Deputy Chiefs of Protocol are Raymond P. Martinez of New York and Charity N. Wallace of California, who share responsibility as acting chief in Brinker's absence.

A well known Chief of Protocol is the former child star Shirley Temple Black.

The Chief of Protocol position should not be confused with the distinctly different White House Social Secretary position.

Divisions

The Office has five divisions, led by Assistant Chiefs, who oversee the following principal duties:

Management,
Visits, Assistant Chief Bryan Langley
Ceremonials, Assistant Chief Amy Little
Diplomatic Affairs, Assistant Chief Gladys Boluda
Blair House, Assistant Chief Randell Bumgardner

External links

Office of the Chief of Protocol
Biography of Nancy G. Brinker, U.S. Chief of Protocol

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of State

Deputy Secretary of State	Executive Secretariat · Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism · Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization · National Foreign Affairs Training Center · Office of the Legal Adviser · Office of Protocol · Office of War Crimes Issues · Bureau of Intelligence and Research · Bureau of Legislative Affairs · Bureau of Resource Management

Under Secretary for Political Affairs	Bureau of African Affairs · Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs · Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs · Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs · Bureau of International Organization Affairs · Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs · Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs · Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Under Secretary for Management	Bureau of Administration · Bureau of Consular Affairs · Bureau of Diplomatic Security · Bureau of Human Resources · Bureau of Information Resource Management · Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations · Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation

Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs	Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs · Bureau of Public Affairs · Bureau of International Information Programs

Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs	Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation · Bureau of Political-Military Affairs · Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation

Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs	Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor · Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs · Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration · Office of the Science and Technology Adviser · Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons