Assistant Secretary for International Affairs
Various departments in the United States Government have a Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary for International Affairs. They include the Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs and similar ones in the Department of Defense and others.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Second Stage Review (2SR) reorganization, effective October 1, 2005, renamed the position of Director of the Office of International Affairs (OIA) as the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs.
OIA is responsible for:
- Extradition requests
- Requests for foreign documentary evidence, bank and business records, and other official documents
- Interviews and depositions of foreign witnesses
- Assistance to obtain appearance of foreign witnesses in U.S. courts
- Foreign searches and seizures, compelled handwriting exemplars, and electronic surveillance
The OIA uses a number of legal resources to obtain information from foreign countries.
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) moved from the Office of the Secretary to the Office of Policy. Appointed by the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary maintains the responsibilities of the Director of the Office of International Affairs.[1] This is sometimes referred to as a "czar" position, with office occupant Alan Bersin sometimes referred to as the "border czar".
Assistant Secretaries for International Affairs[1][edit]
| Term started | Term ended | Assistant Secretary for International Affairs |
| October 1, 2005 | October 13, 2006 | Cresencio S. Arcos |
| October 13, 2006 | July 21, 2007 | Paul Rosenzweig (Acting) |
| July 22, 2007 | February 25, 2008 | Marisa R. Lino |
| February 25, 2008 | July 7, 2008 | Paul Rosenzweig (Acting) |
| July 8, 2008 | 2009 | Carol A. Haave |
| 2009 | Alan Bersin | |
| 2018 | Incumbent | Theodore J. Garrish |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Senior Leadership The First Five Years: 2003 - 2008, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, History Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009. Unknown parameter
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