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

Knight’s donation was first reported by Willamette Week, which cited a new filing with the Oregon Secretary of State. —Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

That number would be around 106,000, according to the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025

Last week, as gangs launched fresh attacks across the capital and Fils-Aimé appeared to he on his way out, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau took to X to issue a public warning to Haiti’s politicians not to test its resolve. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff worked on the peace proposal for the past month, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2025

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