The Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State is the coordinator of the supporting staff and primary aide to the

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

Suzy George Suzy George is an American attorney and foreign policy advisor who was selected to serve as the Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State, chief of staff to the United States secretary of state in the Biden Administration, Biden admi ...

has served as chief of staff since the start of the

Biden administration Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021. Biden, a Democrat from Delaware who previously served as vice president under Barack Obama, took office following his victory ...

List of Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of State

Lawrence Wilkerson Lawrence B. Wilkerson (born June 15, 1945) is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. Since the end of his military career, Wilkerson has criticized many aspects of the Iraq ...

(2002 – January 2005) # Brian Gunderson (January 28, 2005 – January 20, 2009) # Cheryl Mills (January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013) # David Wade (February 1, 2013 – March 8, 2015) # Jonathan Finer (March 8, 2015 – January 20, 2017) #

Margaret Peterlin Margaret Judith Ann Peterlin (born October 9, 1970) is an American lawyer, United States Navy veteran, and former Commerce Department and congressional aide. She was the Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of State, appointed to the p ...

(February 12, 2017 – March 31, 2018) #

(January 20, 2021 – present)

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