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

The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State has a tool to find your polling place on its website. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio had also indicated that an agreement could come last week. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and National Security Council official David Copley attended the announcement. — Jarrett Renshawand Ernest Scheyder Reuters, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

The Democratic nominee will likely face Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Republican side. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026

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