Paul D. Guaglianone

Paul D. Guaglianone
Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Acting
In office
February 1, 2025 – June 23, 2026
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPhilip Laidlaw (acting)
Succeeded byKaitlyn Wolfe (acting)

Paul D. Guaglianone is an American civil servant who had served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs at the US Department of State.[1]

Career

In 2023, Guaglianone was appointed as a legislative director for Senate Pete Ricketts.[2]

In March 2025, Guaglianone sent a congressional notification outlining the Trump Administration's plans to propose legislation to "abolish USAID as an independent establishment" within its budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2026.[3][4]

In May 2025 Guaglione wrote the cover letter of a congressional notification to congress titled "State Department Restructuring Memo. Congressional Note 25-032", outlining the restructuring of the State Department, including the creation of an Office of Remigration.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Guaglianone". United States Department of State. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Bade, Rachael; Daniels, Eugene; Lizza, Ryan (February 6, 2023). "Playbook: China deflates Biden's SOTU swagger". POLITICO. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Saldinger, Adva; Miolene, Elissa (March 28, 2025). "Trump administration reveals its plans to Congress to 'abolish' USAID". Devex. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Leopold, Jason; Marlow, Iain (March 28, 2025). "US Aid Agency Set to Merge With State Department on July 1". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Congressional Notification Transmittal Letter" (PDF). Federal News Network.