US State Department Senior Officials

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Senior officials and diplomats in the US Department of State

This is a dataset of senior officials in the US Department of State including political appointees like the Secretary of State and Under Secretaries of State, and senior administrative staff.

The State Department consists of bureaus and offices responsible for handling various state interests and policy initiatives, each reporting to a specific under secretary. A number of geographic bureaus and offices report to and advise the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, and guide the operation of the U.s. diplomatic missions within their regional jurisdiction.

Data overview

Entities:
Total691
Searchable455
Targets236
Entity types:
People236
Positions219
Countries:
United States455
Publisher:US State Department (State) · United States

The U.S. State Department's stated mission is to protect and promote U.S. security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment in which all Americans can thrive.

Collections:in OpenSanctions Default · Politically Exposed Persons Datasets
Information:www.state.gov
Source data:www.state.gov · HTML
Tags:list.pep
Coverage:added · frequency: weekly
Last processed:2026-04-11 04:39:26 · v. 20260411043926-eyn
Last change:

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File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities386.92 KB
names.txtTarget names text file21.02 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format300.46 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON388.37 KB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV42.81 KB

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Using the API

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Recent additions

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
Tracy CarsonPersonUnited States
Elissa G. PitterlePersonUnited States
Geoff AnismanPersonUnited States
Shannon SprengerPersonUnited States
Virginia HartPersonUnited States
Anne P. KnightPersonUnited States
Daniel DieckhausPersonUnited States
Nick AdamsPersonUnited States
Ryan ShrumPersonUnited States
Taylor GarrettPersonUnited States
Tsering DhongthogPersonUnited States
Amy RitualoPersonUnited States
Seth BaileyPersonUnited States
Nicholas ColluraPersonUnited States
Richard C. MichaelsPersonUnited States
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