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

Examples of Secretary of State in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was supported by large sections of the Chilean population and, in the United States, by President Nixon and Henry Kissinger, who became Secretary of State a week after the Coup. —Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025

Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles, his Secretary of State, were making real threats. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025

Immigration lawyers representing 217 students in total have filed two lawsuits against Secretary of State Marco Rubio challenging their visa terminations in the past two months. —Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025

There is a National Mail Voter Registration form available on the Ohio Secretary of State site. —Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025

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