United States Secretary of State

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cabinet position government office

The United States Secretary of State is the federal government’s chief foreign affairs official, responsible for directing U.S. diplomacy, negotiating with other nations, and advising the President on international relations.

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position → government office →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
authorityOver	U.S. ambassadors → U.S. permanent representatives to international organizations →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
formationDate	1789-07-27 →
hasJurisdiction	United States diplomatic missions abroad → United States foreign affairs →
headOf	United States Department of State →
legalBasis	United States Constitution → federal statutes of the United States →
lineOfSuccessionPosition	fourth in the United States presidential line of succession →
memberOf	United States National Security Council →
officeType	executive branch position →
originalTitle	Secretary of Foreign Affairs →
oversees	Foreign Service of the United States → United States Agency for International Development (in coordination) →
participatesIn	coordination of foreign policy with the Department of Defense → coordination of foreign policy with the intelligence community → formulation of U.S. national security policy → negotiation of international treaties →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States → United States federal government →
rank	senior official in the presidential line of succession →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
residesIn	Washington, D.C. →
responsibleFor	advising the President on international relations → conducting U.S. foreign policy → coordinating with international organizations → directing U.S. diplomacy → implementing U.S. foreign policy decisions → issuing passports to U.S. citizens → managing diplomatic relations with foreign governments → negotiating treaties and international agreements → overseeing U.S. embassies and consulates abroad → protecting U.S. citizens abroad → representing the United States at international conferences →
role	chief diplomatic representative of the United States → chief foreign affairs official of the United States → principal adviser to the President on foreign policy →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
style	Madam Secretary → Mr. Secretary →
symbol	Seal of the United States Department of State →
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the President →
worksAt	Harry S. Truman Building →

Referenced by (143)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Haig → Charles Evans Hughes → Colin Powell → Colin Powell → Cordell Hull → Cordell Hull → Cordell Hull → Cordell Hull → Daniel Webster → Dean Acheson → Edmund Muskie → Edmund Randolph → Edward Everett → Edward Everett → Edward Livingston ("U.S. Secretary of State") → Edward R. Stettinius Jr. → Elihu Root → George C. Marshall → Heinz Alfred Kissinger → Henry A. Kissinger → Henry Kissinger → Henry L. Stimson → Hillary Clinton → James Baker → James Buchanan → James Madison → James Monroe → Jeremiah Sullivan Black → John C. Calhoun → John Foster Dulles → John Hay → John Jay ("United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs") → John Kerry → John Marshall → John Negroponte ("United States Cabinet member") → John Quincy Adams → John Quincy Adams → Madeleine Albright ("64th United States Secretary of State") → Richard Olney → Robert Lansing → William H. Seward → William M. Evarts → William P. Rogers → William R. Day →	positionHeld
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development → Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs → Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs → Bureau of African Affairs → Bureau of Intelligence and Research → Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China → Office of Haiti Special Coordinator (historical/periodic) ("Secretary of State of the United States") → Office of the Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan → Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa ("Secretary of State of the United States") → Office of the Special Envoy for the Sahel ("Secretary of State of the United States") → Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator ("U.S. Secretary of State") → U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines → U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Brazil → U.S. ambassadors → USUN → Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs → Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights → Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs → United States Agency for International Development → United States Ambassador to Austria → United States Ambassador to Belgium → United States Ambassador to France → United States Ambassador to Hungary → United States Ambassador to Ireland → United States Ambassador to Japan → United States Ambassador to Mexico → United States Ambassador to NATO → United States Ambassador to New Zealand → United States Ambassador to Samoa → United States Ambassador to South Vietnam → United States Ambassador to West Germany → United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia → United States Ambassador to the European Union → United States Ambassador to the Netherlands → United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union → United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom → United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level) → United States Minister to Russia → United States Minister to Spain → United States Mission to the United Nations → United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights → United States Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council → United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly → United States missions to international organizations →	reportsTo
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. ("United States Secretary of State during World War II") → Hillary Clinton → William Jennings Bryan →	officeHeld
Bureau of International Organization Affairs → Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs ("Secretary of State of the United States") → Office of Special Operations →	subordinateTo
Technical Cooperation Administration ("Secretary of State") → United States Consular Service ("Secretary of State of the United States") → United States Foreign Service ("Secretary of State of the United States") →	supervisedBy
Madam Secretary → Mr. Secretary →	appliesToOffice
DOS → United States Department of State →	headedBy
Ann Fleischer → Nancy Maginnes Kissinger →	spouseOccupation
United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly →	advisedBy
Office of Southeast Asian Affairs ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	advises
Madam Secretary ("Secretary of State") →	appliesToPosition
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Brazil →	appointedBy
Seal of the United States Department of State ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	associatedWith
George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	associatedWithPersonRole
United States passport ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	authorityForIssuance
Millennium Challenge Corporation →	boardChair
White House Years →	coversRole
First United States Congress ("Secretary of State of the United States") →	createdOffice
Marbury v. Madison →	defendantOffice
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
Years of Upheaval →	depictsOfficeHeld
Years of Renewal →	depictsRole
Hard Choices →	describesOfficeHeld
The Memoirs of Cordell Hull →	describesRole
Years of Upheaval ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	hasAuthorOccupation
United States Department of State →	hasCabinetOfficer
Edith Foster Dulles →	hasFatherOccupation
Homeland Security Council of the United States ("Secretary of State of the United States") →	hasMember
Adams family →	hasNotableOfficeHeldByMembers
James F. Byrnes →	heldPosition
Biden administration ("Secretary of State") →	includesPosition
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	issuedBy
Great Seal of the United States ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	keptBy
Madame Secretary ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	mainCharacterOccupation
John Hay →	officeContested
U.S. embassies ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	overseenBy
NSC 10/2 directive ("Secretary of State") →	oversightBy
Years of Upheaval ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	portraysRole
United States Department of State →	positionHead
Marshall Plan →	positionOfProposer
James F. Byrnes ("United States Secretary of State, 1945-07-03") →	positionStart
Bureau of Intelligence and Research →	providesIntelligenceTo
National Security Council of the United States ("Secretary of State of the United States") →	statutoryMember
Technical Cooperation Administration ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	supervisingAuthority
Hard Choices ("U.S. Secretary of State") →	topic
Flag of the United States Department of State →	usedBy
Madam Secretary →	usedForOffice
United States National Security Advisor →	worksWith