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

Early voting is off to a strong start in Georgia, with the Secretary of State's Office reporting that more than 460,000 ballots have already been accepted statewide. —Jamal Goss, CBS News, 11 May 2026

Republican Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s office said nearly 179,000 primary ballots had been cast as of Friday, including about 53,000 absentee ballots returned by mail. —John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

The president’s latest barbs came just days before Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the Vatican for a fence-mending visit. —Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made essentially the same argument at a White House briefing on Tuesday, May 5. —Michael Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026

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