Who Controls the State Department?

Who Controls the State Department?

U.S. State Department:
http://www.state.gov/aboutstate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State

Hillary Rodham Clinton(White European) – Secretary of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/115321.htm

James B. Steinberg(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Secretary of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/119494.htm

Thomas R. Nides(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/153829.htm

Under Secretaries:

Ellen Tauscher(Jewish spouse: William Y. Tauscher) – Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125660.htm

Maria Otero(Mestizo) – Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/127184.htm

Robert D. Hormats(Ashkenazi Jew) – Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/129529.htm

Patrick F. Kennedy(Jewish spouse: Mary E. Swope) – Under Secretary for Management
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/95199.htm

William J. Burns(Ashkenazi Jew) – Under Secretary for Political Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/105574.htm

Judith A. McHale(White European) – Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/124007.htm

Assistant Secretaries and Other Senior Officials:

Johnnie Carson(Negro) – Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/123210.htm

Kurt Tong(Chinese/White European) – Economic Coordinator for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/29299.htm

Susan Swart(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Information Officer
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/100237.htm

Capricia Penavic Marshall(Jewish spouse: Robert Marshall) – Chief of Protocol
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/128208.htm

Janice L. Jacobs(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/105826.htm

Cheryl D. Mills(Negro) – Counselor and Chief of Staff
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/122034.htm

Daniel Benjamin(Ashkenazi Jew) – Coordinator for Counterterrorism
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/124422.htm

Michael H. Posner(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/27700.htm

Eric J. Boswell(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/106593.htm

Kurt M. Campbell(Jewish spouse: Lael Brainard) – Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125594.htm

Declan Kelly(White European) – Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/136769.htm

Jose W. Fernandez(Mestizo) – Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/132818.htm

Ann Stock(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for Education and Cultural Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/145328.htm

Philip H. Gordon(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/123518.htm

Stephen Mull(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Secretary
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/145077.htm

Ruth A. Whiteside(White European) – Director, Foreign Service Institute
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/69440.htm

Melanne S. Verveer(Jewish spouse: Philip L. Verveer) – Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/122075.htm

Nancy J. Powell(White European) – Director General, Foreign Service
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/127061.htm

Alec Ross(Ashkenazi Jew) – Senior Adviser for Innovation
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/130142.htm

Harold W. Geisel(Ashkenazi Jew) – Acting Inspector General
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/106096.htm

Philip S. Goldberg(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/136919.htm

David L. Goldwyn(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/128091.htm

Dawn L. McCall(White European) – Coordinator for International Information Programs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/6665.htm

William R. Brownfield(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/154184.htm

Esther D. Brimmer(Jewish spouse: Steven Beller) – Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/121033.htm

Harold Hongju Koh(Korean) – Legal Adviser
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/143262.htm

Richard R. Verma(Indian) – Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/121680.htm

Marguerite Coffey(White European) – Director, Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/149925.htm

Thomas W. Yun(Chinese) – Director, Office of Medical Services
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/126177.htm

Jeffrey D. Feltman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/120440.htm

Kerri-Ann Jones(White European) – Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/130147.htm

Luis C. deBaca(Mestizo) – Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/124083.htm

Adam E. Namm(Ashkenazi Jew) – Acting Director, Overseas Buildings Operations
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/131301.htm

Anne-Marie Slaughter(White European) – Director, Policy Planning
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/129693.htm

Andrew J. Shapiro(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125231.htm

Michael Hammer(Ashkenazi Jew) – Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/158339.htm

Robert O. Blake(Ashkenazi Jew) – Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/124322.htm

Eric Goosby(Mulatto) – U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125483.htm

Rose Gottemoeller(White European) – Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/121630.htm

Clint Williamson(White European) – Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/75505.htm

Arturo A. Valenzuela(Mestizo) – Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/131802.htm

Special Envoys and Special Representatives:

Bonnie D. Jenkins(Negro) – Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/126045.htm

Thomas C. Adams(White European) – Special Coordinator for Haiti
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/148445.htm

Judith E. Heumann(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Advisor for International Disability Rights
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/144458.htm

Robert J. Einhorn(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/132146.htm

Elizabeth F. Bagley(White European) – Special Advisor for Secretary Initiatives
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/150835.htm

Todd D. Stern(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy for Climate Change
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/122554.htm

Victoria Nuland(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy for Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/136482.htm

Richard L. Morningstar(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/126026.htm

Daniel Fried(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy for Guantanamo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Fried

Douglas Davidson(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/140904.htm

George J. Mitchell(Lebanese) – Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125045.htm

Robert R. King(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/44039.htm

Sung Kim(Korean) – Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/111575.htm

Hannah Rosenthal(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/133357.htm

J. Scott Gration(White European) – Special Envoy to Sudan
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/122561.htm

Rashad Hussain(Arab) – Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/140123.htm

Marc Grossman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/157779.htm

Reta Jo Lewis(Negro) – Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/139472.htm

Kris M. Balderston(White European) – Special Representative for Global Partnerships
http://www.state.gov/s/partnerships/release/152201.htm

Barbara Shailor(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Representative for International Labor Affairs
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/145697.htm

Stephen W. Bosworth(White European) – Special Representative for North Korea Policy
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/120809.htm

Susan F. Burk(Ashkenazi Jew) – Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125818.htm

Farah Anwar Pandith(Indian) – Special Representative to Muslim Communities
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/125492.htm

Laura Kennedy(White European) – Special Representative for Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Issues
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/155107.htm

Summary:
Of the seventy-four(74) U.S. State Department senior officials, forty(40) are Jews or have Jewish spouses. This is a numerical representation of 54%. Jews are approximately 2% of the U.S. population.* Therefore Jews are over-represented among the U.S. State Department senior officials by a factor of 27 times(2,700 percent).

* Jewish Population of the United States by State:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html