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

An American citizen was among the dead, prompting Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make a statement standing in solidarity with Saudi Arabia. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

The next day, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise donated $300,000, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s Sunshine website. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2026

Residents can use the California Secretary of State website to track their ballot and confirm that they have been both received in the mail and accepted by the county election office. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former judge at the ICC and other international courts. — Matthew Lee, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

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