The Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources is the head of the
Bureau of Energy Resources
The Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) is a bureau in the United States Department of State that coordinates the department's efforts in promoting international energy security. Under the purview of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Grow ...
within the
United States Department of State
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, supporting the department's efforts in promoting international
energy security
Energy security is the association between national security and the availability of natural resources for energy consumption. Access to (relatively) cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. However, the uneven ...
. The assistant secretary reports to the
.
President
Barack Obama
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nominated
Carlos Pascual and
Amos Hochstein to the position in 2012 and 2015 respectively, but the
Senate
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did not act on either nomination. On January 12, 2018,
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
nominated
Francis R. Fannon to the position. Fannon testified to the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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on February 15, 2018 and was confirmed on May 24, 2018, as the bureau's first assistant secretary.
On August 10, 2021,
United States Secretary of State
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Antony Blinken
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announced that he is appointing Hochstein as the Senior Advisor for Energy Security.
Responsibilities
The Assistant Secretary of ENR is the
Secretary of State's adviser on energy security.
The assistant secretary's responsibilities include:
* Formulating and implementing international policies aimed at protecting and advancing U.S. energy security interests in the fields of petroleum, natural gas, biofuels, renewable energy, nuclear, and other energy resources;
* Coordinating the department's efforts on
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and programs related to nuclear energy;
* Policy analysis that covers foreign economic policy in hydrocarbon resources, alternative and renewable energy resources, commercial nuclear energy markets, energy efficiency, energy transparency, and resource governance.
List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Energy Resources
References
External links
Official website
{{United States Assistant Secretaries of State
2011 establishments in Washington, D.C.