List of Under Secretaries For Political Affairs
| Image | Name | State of Residency | Appointment | Entry on Duty | Termination of Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Robert D. Murphy | Wisconsin | August 12, 1959 | August 14, 1959 | December 3, 1959 |
| Livingston T. Merchant | District of Columbia | December 1, 1959 | December 4, 1959 | January 31, 1961 | |
| George C. McGhee | Texas | November 29, 1961 | December 4, 1961 | March 27, 1963 | |
| W. Averell Harriman | New York | April 4, 1963 | April 4, 1963 | March 17, 1965 | |
| Eugene V. Rostow | Connecticut | October 13, 1966 | October 14, 1966 | January 20, 1969 | |
| — | U. Alexis Johnson | California | February 7, 1969 | February 7, 1969 | February 1, 1973 |
| William J. Porter | Massachusetts | February 2, 1973 | February 2, 1973 | February 18, 1974 | |
| — | Joseph John Sisco | Maryland | February 11, 1974 | February 19, 1974 | June 30, 1976 |
| Philip C. Habib | California | June 16, 1976 | July 1, 1976 | April 1, 1978 | |
| — | David D. Newsom | California | April 13, 1978 | April 19, 1978 | February 27, 1981 |
| Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. | California | February 27, 1981 | February 28, 1981 | January 26, 1982 | |
| Lawrence S. Eagleburger | Florida | February 11, 1982 | February 12, 1982 | May 1, 1984 | |
| — | Michael Hayden Armacost | Maryland | May 17, 1984 | May 18, 1984 | March 2, 1989 |
| Robert Michael Kimmitt | Virginia | March 2, 1989 | March 2, 1989 | August 23, 1991 | |
| — | Arnold Lee Kanter | Virginia | October 4, 1991 | October 4, 1991 | January 20, 1993 |
| Peter Tarnoff | New York | March 11, 1993 | March 11, 1993 | April 18, 1997 | |
| Thomas R. Pickering | New Jersey | May 27, 1997 | May 27, 1997 | December 31, 2000 | |
| Marc Isaiah Grossman | Virginia | March 23, 2001 | March 26, 2001 | 2005 | |
| R. Nicholas Burns | Massachusetts | March 18, 2005 | March 18, 2005 | February 29, 2008 | |
| William Joseph Burns | Maryland | February 29, 2008 | May 13, 2008 | July 28, 2011 | |
| Wendy Sherman | Maryland | September 21, 2011 | September 21, 2011 |
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