Secretary of State
noun phrase
1
: the head of the U.S. government department that is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries
2
: the head of one of several important departments of the British government
the Secretary of State for Home Affairs
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Some Republicans, including the secretaries of state for Wyoming and Arkansas, expressed support for restricting mail voting after Trump called for its elimination, but others, like New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, have criticized the proposal.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Wednesday morning in Washington.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump took a field trip to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a couple of blocks from the White House with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, told NPR that such a system sounded like the beginnings of a national voter registration list that would raise privacy and security concerns.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Wednesday morning in Washington.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump took a field trip to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a couple of blocks from the White House with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, told NPR that such a system sounded like the beginnings of a national voter registration list that would raise privacy and security concerns.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Secretary of State.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Secretary%20of%20State. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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