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''This article refers to the '''United States Secretary of State'''.  For the '''Secretary of State''' for the state governments, go to [[Secretary of State (U.S. state government)]]''
 
''This article refers to the '''United States Secretary of State'''.  For the '''Secretary of State''' for the state governments, go to [[Secretary of State (U.S. state government)]]''
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The '''United States Secretary of State''' is the head of the U.S. [[Department of State]].  The secretary is a member of the [[President's Cabinet]].  He or she is the highest rank secretary in both line of succession and order of precedence.  The first Secretary of State was John Jay, under President [[George Washington]].  The current Secretary of State is [[Condoleezza Rice]].
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The '''United States Secretary of State''' is the head of the U.S. [[Department of State]].  The Secretary of State is the highest ranking member of the [[President's Cabinet]] in both line of succession and order of precedence.  The first Secretary of State was John Jay, under President [[George Washington]].  The current Secretary of State is [[Condoleezza Rice]].
    
==History==
 
==History==
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