United States Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Geoffrey R. Pyatt since September 19, 2022
Reports to	Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Nominator	President of the United States
Inaugural holder	Francis R. Fannon
Website	www.state.gov/e/enr

The Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources is the head of the Bureau of Energy Resources within the United States Department of State, supporting the department's efforts in promoting international energy security.^[1]^[2] The assistant secretary reports to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment.

President Barack Obama nominated Carlos Pascual and Amos Hochstein to the position in 2012 and 2015 respectively, but the Senate did not act on either nomination.^[3] On January 12, 2018, Donald Trump nominated Francis R. Fannon to the position.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Fannon testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 15, 2018^[8] and was confirmed on May 24, 2018, as the bureau's first assistant secretary.^[9]

On August 10, 2021, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that he is appointing Hochstein as the Senior Advisor for Energy Security.^[10]^[11]

Responsibilities

The Assistant Secretary of ENR is the Secretary of State's adviser on energy security.^[12] The assistant secretary's responsibilities include:

Formulating and implementing international policies aimed at protecting and advancing U.S. energy security interests in the fields of petroleum, natural gas, biofuels, renewable energy, nuclear, and other energy resources;
Policy analysis that covers foreign economic policy in hydrocarbon resources, alternative and renewable energy resources, energy efficiency, energy transparency, and resource governance.

List of Assistant Secretaries of State for Energy Resources

Name	Assumed office	Left office	President(s) served under
Francis R. Fannon	May 29, 2018	January 20, 2021	Donald Trump
Virginia E. Palmer (acting)	January 20, 2021	September 7, 2021	Joe Biden
Harry R. Kamian (acting)	September 7, 2021	September 19, 2022
Geoffrey R. Pyatt	September 19, 2022	Incumbent

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United States Assistant Secretaries of State (and equivalent ranks)

United States Assistant Secretaries of State (and equivalent ranks)
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs	African Affairs East Asian and Pacific Affairs European and Eurasian Affairs International Organization Affairs Near Eastern Affairs South and Central Asian Affairs Western Hemisphere Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment	Economic and Business Affairs Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Energy Resources Chief Economist of the Department
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security	Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance International Security and Nonproliferation Political-Military Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Educational and Cultural Affairs Global Public Affairs
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Management	Administration Consular Affairs Diplomatic Security Chief Information Officer of the Department Chief Medical Officer and Designated Agency Safety and Health Official Comptroller of the Department and Director of Global Financial Services Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Global Talent Director of Budget and Planning Director of Overseas Buildings Operations Director, Foreign Service Institute Director, Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador Director, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions
Reporting to the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights	Conflict and Stabilization Operations Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Population, Refugees, and Migration Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (Ambassador-at-Large) Global Criminal Justice (Ambassador-at-Large)
Reporting directly to the Secretary	Intelligence and Research Legislative Affairs Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department Inspector General Legal Adviser Director, Policy Planning Staff Director, Office of Foreign Assistance Director, Office of Civil Rights and Chief Diversity Officer Chief of Protocol of the United States, with the rank of Ambassador Global Women's Issues (Ambassador-at-Large) Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally (Ambassador-at-Large)