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

Secretary of State can’t do that, Secretary of War can’t do that. — NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

An Emerson College survey testing potential 2028 contests found Ossoff ahead of both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in hypothetical general election matchups. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Kasten was listed as CEO of Dodger Tickets LLC on an April 2025 business filing with California’s Secretary of State. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

The Windy City Ghostbusters was due to file their domestic corporation annual report with the Illinois Secretary of State's Office on March 3. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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