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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.
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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
List of Chiefs of Protocol of the United States
| Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Clement Dunn | February 4, 1928 | November 17, 1930 | Herbert Hoover |
| F. Lammot Belin | November 17, 1930 | September 15, 1931 | Herbert Hoover |
| Warren Delano Robbins | September 15, 1931 | June 11, 1933 | Herbert Hoover |
| James Clement Dunn | June 11, 1933 | April 11, 1935 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Richard Southgate | April 11, 1935 | July 29, 1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| George T. Summerlin | July 29, 1938 | January 15, 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Stanley Woodward | January 15, 1944 | May 22, 1950 | Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman |
| John F. Simmons | August 18, 1950 | January 31, 1957 | Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Wiley T. Buchanan | February 4, 1957 | January 23, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Angier Biddle Duke | January 24, 1961 | January 20, 1965 | John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Lloyd Nelson Hand | January 21, 1965 | March 21, 1966 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| James W. Symington | March 22, 1966 | March 31, 1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Angier Biddle Duke | April 1, 1968 | September 26, 1968 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Tyler Abell | September 30, 1968 | January 20, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Emil Mosbacher, Jr. | January 21, 1969 | June 30, 1972 | Richard Nixon |
| Marion H. Smoak | March 29, 1974 | Mar 30, 1974 | Richard Nixon |
| Henry E. Catto, Jr. | April 3, 1974 | July 1, 1976 | Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford |
| Shirley Temple Black | July 1, 1976 | January 21, 1977 | Gerald Ford |
| Evan Dobelle | March 2, 1977 | May 22, 1978 | Jimmy Carter |
| Edith H. J. Dobelle | November 3, 1978 | September 26, 1979 | Jimmy Carter |
| Abelardo L. Valdez | October 19, 1979 | January 21, 1981 | Jimmy Carter |
| Morgan Mason (Acting) | January 21, 1981 | March 20, 1981 | Ronald Reagan |
| Leonore Annenberg | March 20, 1981 | January 6, 1982 | Ronald Reagan |
| Selwa Roosevelt | April 16, 1982 | January 20, 1989 | Ronald Reagan |
| Joseph Verner Reed, Jr. | May 21, 1989 | October 21, 1991 | George H. W. Bush |
| John Gifford Weinmann | October 31, 1991 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush |
| Mary M. Raiser | September 14, 1993 | July 24, 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| Mary Mel French | November 13, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| Donald Ensenat | June 6, 2001 | February 18, 2007 | George W. Bush |
| Nancy Brinker | September 14, 2007 | George W. Bush |
See also
External links
- Office of the Chief of Protocol
- Biography of Nancy G. Brinker, U.S. Chief of Protocol
