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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Hegseth provided a classified briefing for congressional leaders alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top national security officials.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2025
Bridge Michigan discovered through an analysis of Michigan Secretary of State data that the percentage of age-eligible teenagers holding driver’s licenses in the state fell to about 56% in 2021, down from 66% in 2000.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Among the documents was a memo detailing a conversation between then-Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Saito on July 13, 1937.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The Calibri font is going the way of the typewriter at the State Department after Secretary of State Marco Rubio inked a memo mandating that the agency use only Times New Roman for official communications – and size 14 to boot, according to a department official.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2025
Bridge Michigan discovered through an analysis of Michigan Secretary of State data that the percentage of age-eligible teenagers holding driver’s licenses in the state fell to about 56% in 2021, down from 66% in 2000.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Among the documents was a memo detailing a conversation between then-Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Saito on July 13, 1937.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The Calibri font is going the way of the typewriter at the State Department after Secretary of State Marco Rubio inked a memo mandating that the agency use only Times New Roman for official communications – and size 14 to boot, according to a department official.
—Mariam Khan, ABC News, 10 Dec. 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 Dec. 2025.
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