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Historically, the [[State]] Department has been the most important agency in the [[Executive Branch]], and the [[Secretary of State]] has been the most important [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] official.  Many of our [[President of the United States of America|president]]s first served as [[Secretary of State]] under an earlier [[President of the United States of America|president]].

Historically, the [[State]] Department has been the most important agency in the [[Executive Branch]], and the [[Secretary of State]] has been the most important [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] official.  Many of our [[President of the United States of America|president]]s first served as [[Secretary of State]] under an earlier [[President of the United States of America|president]].

[[Thomas Jefferson]] first served as [[Secretary of State]] under [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[Washington]].  [[James Madison]] served as Secretary of State under [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[Thomas Jefferson]].  [[James Monroe]] served under [[President of the United States of America|President]] Madison.  [[John Quincy Adams] did likewise under [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[James Monroe]].  And so on.

[[Thomas Jefferson]] first served as [[Secretary of State]] under [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[Washington]].  [[James Madison]] served as Secretary of State under [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[Thomas Jefferson]].  [[James Monroe]] served under [[President of the United States of America|President]] Madison.  [[John Quincy Adams]] did likewise under [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[James Monroe]].  And so on.

Who is [[Secretary of State]] today?  ([[Condeleezza Rice]]).

Who is [[Secretary of State]] today?  ([[Condeleezza Rice]]).