Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources

The Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas R. Nides, serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Department. He also serves as principal adviser to the Secretary on over-all supervision and direction of resource allocation and management activities of the Department. The Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources assists in carrying out the Secretary's authority and responsibility for the overall direction, coordination and supervision of operational programs of the State Department, including foreign aid and civilian response programs.

In addition, the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources advises the Secretary on the Department's participation in the National Economic Council (NEC) and interagency economic policy matters. He also assists the Secretary in representing the United States at international meetings, in performing other representational assignments, and in presenting the Department's position before Congress.

The Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources also provides final recommendations to the Secretary on senior personnel appointments. The Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) reports directly to the Deputy Secretary on small business policies and activities.

Global Business Conference on Travel and Tourism

Deputy Secretary Nides (Oct. 2): " This is a great deal debate these days on how we create jobs, but it is beyond debate what brings us all here today. There is a simple equation which we all know: more secure, legitimate international travel to this country equals – guess what? – American jobs, and more economic growth. And the fact is all of you know, for every 65 international tourists who come to the United States, we create one American job." Full Text»  Remarks by Secretary Clinton»


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