Ellen Richmond Sauerbrey - People - Department History
Ellen Richmond Sauerbrey (1937–)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Affairs
Appointed: January 4, 2006
Entry on Duty: January 12, 2006
Termination of Appointment: December 31, 2007- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. An earlier nomination of Sep 6, 2005, was not acted on by the Senate. Samuel Witten served as Acting Assistant Secretary, Jan. 2008-June 2009.