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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 [[United States Cabinet|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 [[John Kerry]].
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 [[United States Cabinet|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 [[Rex Tillerson]].
==History==
==History==
Secretary of State is one of the highest offices a non-national can obtain in the United States government. To date, two non-nationals have served in the position. [[Henry Kissinger]] (1973 - 1977) was born in [[Germany]], while [[Madeleine Albright]] (1997 - 2001) was born in [[Czechoslovakia]]. While in office both of them would have been excluded from the [[Presidential Line of Succession]].
Secretary of State is one of the highest offices a non-national can obtain in the United States government. To date, two non-nationals have served in the position. [[Henry Kissinger]] (1973 - 1977) was born in [[Germany]], while [[Madeleine Albright]] (1997 - 2001) was born in [[Czechoslovakia]]. While in office both of them would have been excluded from the [[Presidential Line of Succession]].
In recent decades the post has seen a lot of historical "firsts". Albright was the first female Secretary of State. Her successor, [[Colin Powell]], was the first [[African-American]] Secretary, while his successor [[Condoleezza Rice]] was the first African-American woman to hold the post. In 2009 another woman, [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] took the post.
In recent decades the post has seen a lot of historical "firsts". Albright was the first female Secretary of State. Her successor, [[Colin Powell]], was the first [[African-American]] Secretary, while his successor [[Condoleezza Rice]] was the first African-American woman to hold the post. In 2009 another woman, the leftist [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] took the post. In 2017, former CEO of [[ExxonMobil]], [[Rex Tillerson]] was confirmed to the position.
==Original Domestic Duties==
==Original Domestic Duties==