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

To see if you are registered to vote, your polling location and more, visit the My Voter Page from the Georgia Secretary of State's office. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 May 2026

Shoutouts Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican candidate for governor, and his wife Tricia appear before filing paperwork in March to run for office. —Adam Beam, AJC.com, 18 May 2026

Locations are posted online at the Secretary of State’s office. —John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

Trump administration officials including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also spoke in video messages. —Chandelis Duster, NPR, 17 May 2026

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