Lisa D. Kenna
Lisa Kenna | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – June 5, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John R. Bass (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Allison Hooker |
| 26th and 29th Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Dereck J. Hogan |
| In office June 15, 2017 – November 18, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Joseph Macmanus |
| Succeeded by | Kamala S. Lakhdhir |
| Acting United States Secretary of State | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – January 21, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Antony Blinken |
| Succeeded by | Marco Rubio |
| Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research | |
| In office July 5, 2024 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Brett Holmgren |
| Succeeded by | Leila Gardner (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office March 22, 2021 – September 8, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Krishna Urs |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisa Dougherty August 19, 1965 |
| Party | Independent |
| Education | Middlebury College (BA) University of Connecticut, Hartford (JD) |
Lisa S. Dougherty Kenna (born August 19, 1965) is an American diplomat who has served as Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State since January 2025. She served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research from September 11, 2023, to January 20, 2025. She had served as the United States ambassador to Peru from March 2021 to September 2023. She served as Acting Secretary of State for only a day, as Senator Marco Rubio was confirmed by the Senate on the day of her appointment, and was later sworn in on January 21, 2025.