Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs

United States Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Rena Bitter since August 12, 2021
Reports to	The Under Secretary of State for Management
Nominator	The President of the United States
Inaugural holder	R. W. Scott McLeod
Formation	1953
Website	travel.state.gov

The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs is the head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs reports to the Under Secretary of State for Management. From 1953 to 1977, the position was called Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs. The bureau is "responsible for the welfare and protection of U.S. citizens abroad, for the issuance of passports and other documentation to citizens and nationals, and for the protection of U.S. border security and the facilitation of legitimate travel to the United States" as described by the bureau's website.^[1]