List of Assistant Secretaries of State For African Affairs
| Portrait | Name | Assumed Office | Left Office | President served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph C. Satterthwaite | September 2, 1958 | January 31, 1961 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
| G. Mennen Williams | February 1, 1961 | March 23, 1966 | John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| Joseph Palmer II | April 11, 1966 | July 7, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
| David D. Newsom | July 17, 1969 | January 13, 1974 | Richard Nixon | |
| Donald B. Easum | March 18, 1974 | March 26, 1975 | Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford | |
| Nathaniel Davis | April 2, 1975 | December 18, 1975 | Gerald Ford | |
| William E. Schaufele, Jr. | December 19, 1975 | July 17, 1977 | Gerald Ford | |
| Richard M. Moose | July 6, 1977 | January 16, 1981 | Jimmy Carter | |
| Chester Crocker | June 9, 1981 | April 21, 1989 | Ronald Reagan | |
| Herman Jay Cohen | May 12, 1989 | February 26, 1993 | George H. W. Bush | |
| George Moose | April 2, 1993 | August 22, 1997 | Bill Clinton | |
| Susan E. Rice | October 14, 1997 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton | |
| Walter H. Kansteiner, III | June 4, 2001 | November 1, 2003 | George W. Bush | |
| Constance Berry Newman | June 24, 2004 | August 26, 2005 | George W. Bush | |
| Jendayi Frazer | August 29, 2005 | January 20, 2009 | George W. Bush | |
| Johnnie Carson | May 7, 2009 | Incumbent | Barack Obama |
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