Joseph Macmanus

Joseph Macmanus
25th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
In office
August 4, 2014 – June 15, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJohn Bass
Succeeded byLisa D. Kenna
Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation
Acting
In office
July 21, 2015 – September 25, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byStephen Mull
8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations International Organizations in Vienna
In office
September 27, 2012 – August 4, 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byGlyn Davies
Succeeded byLaura Kennedy (Acting)
Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Acting
In office
January 20, 2017 – December 20, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJulia Frifield
Succeeded byMary Kirtley Waters
In office
March 14, 2011 – August 4, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRichard Verma
Succeeded byDavid Adams
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
University at Buffalo

Joseph Estey Macmanus[1] (born 1953) is an American diplomat who served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State from 2014 to 2017.[2] Prior to that, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to International Organizations in Vienna from 2012 to 2014,[3] as well as interim coordinator for efforts to implement President Barack Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal in 2015.[4]

Macmanus was President Donald Trump's nominee to become United States Ambassador to Colombia.[5] This nomination was reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in May 2018, but was returned to the President at the close of the 115th Congress without consideration by the full Senate.[6] In 2019, Philip Goldberg replaced Macmanus as nominee to be the next United States Ambassador to Colombia.[7]

  1. ^ "PN1007 — Foreign Service". U.S. Congress. December 19, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ United States Department of State. "Joseph E. Macmanus (1953–)". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  3. ^ U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. "Statement for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee" (PDF). Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  4. ^ POLITICO. "Kerry picks overseer for Iran deal". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Washington Examiner. "Trump under fire for nominating Benghazi-connected Obama holdover to ambassadorship". Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "PN1280 — Joseph E. Macmanus — Department of State". U.S. Congress. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019 – via National Archives.