John David Holum - People - Department History
John David Holum (1940–)
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Non-career appointee
States of Residence: South Dakota, Maryland
States of Residence: South Dakota, Maryland
- Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Appointed: November 22, 1993
Entry on Duty: November 22, 1993
Termination of Appointment: ACDA incorporated into the Department of State on April 1, 1999 - Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
Affairs
Appointed: August 4, 2000
Entry on Duty: August 7, 2000
Termination of Appointment: December 1, 2001- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Served as Special Assistant to the Secretary for Arms Control and International Security since the incorporation of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency into the Department of State; served as Acting Under Secretary since Dec 15, 1997.