The assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs is the head of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, a bureau within the United States Department of State. The assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs reports to the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs.

Assistant secretaries of state for educational and cultural affairs, 1961—present Note: the post had been abolished from 1978 to 1999. In 1978 the Bureau was abolished and its functions transferred to the International Communications Agency (subsequently the United States Information Agency) under Reorganization Plan No. 2 (91 Stat. 1637). On October 1, 1999, pursuant to the integration of the U.S. Information Agency into the Department of State this position was revived.

#NameAssumed officeLeft officePresident(s) served under1Philip Hall CoombsMarch 23, 1961June 4, 1962John F. Kennedy2Lucius D. BattleJune 5, 1962August 20, 1964John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson3Harry McPhersonAugust 23, 1964August 14, 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson4Charles FrankelSeptember 15, 1965December 31, 19675Edward D. ReFebruary 28, 1968January 9, 19696John Richardson Jr.July 15, 1969March 7, 1977Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford7Joseph D. Duffey April 8, 1977March 21, 1978 Jimmy Carter8Alice Stone IlchmanMarch 22, 1978March 31, 1978 - Position abolished9William B. Bader November 18, 1999January 20, 2001Bill Clinton10Patricia HarrisonOctober 2, 2001July 1, 2005 George W. Bush11Dina PowellJuly 11, 2005June 7, 200712Goli AmeriMarch 19, 2008January 20, 200913Ann StockJune 23, 2010August 16, 2013 Barack Obama14Evan RyanSeptember 26, 2013January 6, 2017 -Mark Taplin (acting)January 2017 August 2017 Donald Trump -Jennifer Zimdahl Galt (acting)November 13, 2017March 29, 201815Marie Royce March 30, 2018January 20, 2021 -Matthew Lussenhop (acting) January 20, 2021November 22, 2021Joe Biden16Lee SatterfieldNovember 23, 2021January 20, 2025 -Scott Weinhold (acting)January 20, 2025February 4, 2025Donald Trump -Darren Beattie (acting)February 4, 2025May 18, 202617Catherine DillonMay 18, 2026Present

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