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
PresidentDonald Trump
Assumed office
August 22, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
Born
Paul R. Houston
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)
University of Kentucky (MS)
ProfessionSpecial 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).