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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Separately, a group of Democrats led by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday to ask about the U.S. payment to El Salvador for the prisoners.
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Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Adding to the general uncertainty over how a day of high-stakes diplomacy might unfold, Zelensky is sitting down with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital, Ankara, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in southern Turkey for an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
House Bill 2056 aims to close these gaps by requiring candidates to commit to a single path and formally accept party nominations, according to Deputy Secretary of State Clay Barker.
—Tyler Kirby, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
For years, former Florida Senator Marco Rubio, now Secretary of State, was one of JBS’ loudest critics.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Adding to the general uncertainty over how a day of high-stakes diplomacy might unfold, Zelensky is sitting down with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital, Ankara, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in southern Turkey for an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
House Bill 2056 aims to close these gaps by requiring candidates to commit to a single path and formally accept party nominations, according to Deputy Secretary of State Clay Barker.
—Tyler Kirby, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
For years, former Florida Senator Marco Rubio, now Secretary of State, was one of JBS’ loudest critics.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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