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  1. www.state.gov › duties-of-the-secretary-of-stateDuties of the Secretary of State - United States Department ...

    The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President’s chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President’s foreign policies through the State Department and the Foreign Service of the United States.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_Secretary_ofUnited States Secretary of State - Wikipedia

    The United States secretary of state (SecState[5]) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government and the head of the Department of State. The office holder is the second-highest-ranking member of the president's Cabinet, after the vice president, and ranks fourth in the presidential line of succession; first amongst cabinet ...

  3. people.howstuffworks.com › government › localHistory of the Secretary of State - HowStuffWorks

    The British gave federal and state governments the concept of a secretariat. A secretariat is a clerical staff or a corps of secretaries in an organization. In the 17th and 18th century, the crown in Great Britain appointed secretaries to head a department, primarily to serve as diplomats to its colonies and neighboring countries [source: Sainty].

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Secretary_of_stateSecretary of state - Wikipedia

    In the United States federal government, "Secretary of State" refers to the official responsible for executing the non-military and non-homeland security aspects of foreign policy, the analogue of the foreign secretary or foreign minister of a country that has one or the other.

  5. diplomacy.state.gov › who-is-the-secretary-of-stateWho is the Secretary of State? - The National Museum of ...

    Who is the Secretary of State? The Secretary holds the most senior position in the President’s Cabinet. If the President were to resign or die, the Secretary of State is fourth in line of succession after the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the President pro tempore of the Senate.

  6. www.whitehouse.gov › administration › cabinetThe Cabinet | The White House

    President Joe Biden’s Cabinet includes Vice President Kamala Harris and the heads of the 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy,...

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  8. www.state.gov › secretaryThe Secretary of State - United States Department of State

    The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development.