Paul R. Houston
| Paul R. Houston | |
|---|---|
| Photography portrait of Paul R. Houston, 2022 | |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump | 
| Assumed office August 22, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul R. Houston | 
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) University of Kentucky (MS) | 
| Profession | Special agent | 
Paul R. Houston (born 1979) is an American federal law enforcement officer who serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of U.S. Department of State for the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Threat Investigations and Analysis (TIA).