Who has precedence in an introduction at a public event: a
Congresswoman or an Assistant Secretary of the Department owning the
facility in which the event is being held?

Hello startrek28-ga,

It appears that there is only one official precedence list in the
United States, which does not change according to the setting.  (The
official list has been expanded to include military personnel; and the
order of precedence might be modified for foreign guests -- but
neither of these considerations relate to your question.)  The
precedence list prescribes that a United States Representative (a
member of the House of Representatives) receives precedence over an
Assistant Secretary of an Executive department.  (In any event, it
seems courteous to give the Representative, who is a distinguished
guest, precedence over an Assistant Secretary of the host department.)

"Practical Protocol for the Military & Government", by Jim Peterson
(15th ed., Jan. 2001) [section on Precedence]
South Carolina State Guard
http://www.scsg.org/docs/Practical%20Protocol.pdf

"Precedence List"
JMAR Management & Training
http://www.protocoltraining.com/helpfiles/preclist.htm

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used:

"precedence list" "department of state"
"protocol precedence list"

[I tried other searches as well, but the searches I have mentioned led
me to the pages I have cited.]

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 28 Jul 2003 15:47 PDT

I forgot one citation:

"A Guide to Protocol and Etiquette for Official Entertainment"
(Department of the Army Pamphlet 600–60) (11 December 2001) [Chapter 5
and Appendix D]
Department of the Army
http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/p600_60.pdf