State Department Says Communications Coordinator Will Have Ambassador Status
The State Department said it may pick a foreign service officer to be coordinator for international communications and information, the department’s point person in charge of communications policy, but that individual will have ambassador status, in a statement Friday. Former…
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government and industry officials raised concerns the administration seemed intent on effectively downgrading the status of the position (see 2206070047). State had been silent. “The candidate selected for the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for International Information and Communications Policy (ICP) will serve concurrently as Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy,” said a statement: The official “will hold the rank of Ambassador, pending Senate confirmation, and will represent the United States in high level diplomatic engagements,” the statement said: “As we search for the best person for this role, we are committed to an equitable and competitive hiring process, open to candidates from within the Department's Civil Service and Foreign Service ranks as well as to external candidates.”