Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

div>Date: 06/01/2009 Description: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith A. McHale State Dept Photo

The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs leads America's public diplomacy outreach, which includes communications with international audiences, cultural programming, academic grants, educational exchanges, international visitor programs, and U.S. Government efforts to confront ideological support for terrorism. The Under Secretary oversees the bureaus of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Public Affairs and International Information Programs, and participates in foreign policy development.

Judith McHale is the current Under Secretary. She was sworn in on May 26, 2009.