Joseph Macmanus | |
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 Macmanus in 2014 | |
| 25thExecutive Secretary of the United States Department of State | |
| In office August 4, 2014 – June 15, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Bass |
| Succeeded by | Lisa D. Kenna |
| Coordinator forIran Nuclear Implementation | |
Acting | |
| In office July 21, 2015 – September 25, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Mull |
| 8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations International Organizations in Vienna | |
| In office September 27, 2012 – August 4, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Glyn Davies |
| Succeeded by | Laura Kennedy (Acting) |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – December 20, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Julia Frifield |
| Succeeded by | Mary Kirtley Waters |
| In office March 14, 2011 – August 4, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Richard Verma |
| Succeeded by | David Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame University at Buffalo |
Joseph Estey Macmanus[1] (born 1953) is an American diplomat who served asExecutive Secretary of theUnited 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 PresidentBarack Obama'sIran Nuclear Deal in 2015.[4]
Macmanus wasPresidentDonald Trump's nominee to becomeUnited States Ambassador to Colombia.[5] This nomination was reported favorably by theSenate 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]
Macmanus is a career foreign service officer, having entered theForeign Service Institute in 1986. In his time at the State Department, he served as top aides to former Secretaries of StateCondoleezza Rice andHillary Clinton. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs from 2005 to 2008, and again from 2011 to 2012.[8]
PresidentBarack Obama appointed Macmanus to serve as U.S. Representative to theVienna Office of the United Nations, as well as its representative to theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in December 2011.[9] He came to international attention in 2013 when he accused Iran of deception at a meeting of the IAEA,[10] and then, with the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand envoys,[11] stormed out of the meeting after Iran criticised Israel.[12][13]
On November 29, 2017,PresidentDonald Trump nominated Macmanus to serve as theUnited States Ambassador to Colombia.[14][15] In May 2019, it was announced thatPhilip Goldberg would replace Macmanus as nominee to be the next United States Ambassador to Colombia.[7]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Acting 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State 2014–2017 | Succeeded by Lisa Kenna |
| Preceded by Julia Frifield | Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Acting 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to the United Nations International Organizations in Vienna 2012–2014 | Succeeded by Laura Kennedy Acting |
| New office | Coordinator forIran Nuclear Implementation Acting 2015 | Succeeded by |
