Confederate States Secretary of State

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The Confederate States Secretary of State was the chief diplomatic and foreign affairs officer of the Confederate government during the American Civil War.

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Confederate States Secretary of State canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
abolishedDate 1865-05-10
analogousTo United States Secretary of State
appliesToPeriod 1861–1865
American Civil War
appointedBy Jefferson Davis
surface form: President of the Confederate States Jefferson Davis
cabinetRank senior cabinet officer
concernedWith Confederate alliances and trade agreements
blockade-running diplomacy
recognition of the Confederacy by foreign powers
relations with France
relations with Great Britain
relations with other European powers
country Confederate States of America
endCause collapse of the Confederate States of America
firstHolder Robert Toombs
firstHolderEndDate 1861-07-25
firstHolderStartDate 1861-02-25
jurisdiction Confederate States of America
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Constitution of the Confederate States of America
surface form: Constitution of the Confederate States
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Virginia
officeHolderDuringCivilWar Judah P. Benjamin
Robert M. T. Hunter
Robert Toombs
officeType executive branch office
partOf Confederate States Cabinet
reportsTo Jefferson Davis
surface form: President of the Confederate States
responsibleFor correspondence with foreign governments
diplomatic missions abroad
foreign relations of the Confederate States
instructions to Confederate diplomats
negotiation of treaties and international agreements
role chief diplomatic officer of the Confederate government
head of foreign affairs of the Confederate States
seat Richmond, Virginia
secondHolder Robert M. T. Hunter
secondHolderEndDate 1862-03-18
secondHolderStartDate 1861-07-25
status defunct office
thirdHolder Judah P. Benjamin
thirdHolderEndDate 1865-05-10
thirdHolderStartDate 1862-03-18

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Confederate States Cabinet hasPart Confederate States Secretary of State
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs positionHeld Confederate States Secretary of State
subject surface form: Robert Toombs
Robert Toombs positionHeld Confederate States Secretary of State
Robert M. T. Hunter positionHeld Confederate States Secretary of State
Judah P. Benjamin positionHeld Confederate States Secretary of State
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy contemporaneousWith Confederate States Secretary of State