What does the secretary of state of a state do?

Answer 1

The United States Secretary of State is the head of the U.S. Department of State, concerned with Foreign Affairs. Secretary of State is also the Highest- Ranking Cabinet Secretary in the President's Cabinet. The president choose the secretary of state.

Answer 2

The key role of the Secretary of State is to advise the President of the United States on foreign affairs. The Secretary office carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development.

Answer 3

Roles and Responsibilities of the Secretary of State:

• Serves as the President's principal adviser on U.S. foreign policy;
• Conducts negotiations relating to U.S. foreign affairs;
• Grants and issues passports to American citizens and exequaturs to foreign consuls in the United States;
• Advises the President on the appointment of U.S. ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and other diplomatic representatives;
• Advises the President regarding the acceptance, recall, and dismissal of the representatives of foreign governments;
• Personally participates in or directs U.S. representatives to international conferences, organizations, and agencies;
• Negotiates, interprets, and terminates treaties and agreements;
• Ensures the protection of the U.S. Government to American citizens, property, and interests in foreign countries;
• Supervises the administration of U.S. Immigration laws abroad;
• Provides information to American citizens regarding the political, economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian conditions in foreign countries;
• Informs the Congress and American citizens on the conduct of U.S. foreign relations;
• Promotes beneficial economic intercourse between the United States and other countries;
• Administers the Department of State;
• Supervises the Foreign Service of the United States.

Answer 4

They're generally in charge of organising and running elections, as well as other issues like redistricting.

Having the job as an elected and partisan position is controversial. For example, in 2000, the Florida Secretary of State was Katherine Harris, a Republican. She did not allow a recount to take place after accusations of fraud sprang up, leading to a battle in the courts.

Answer 5

Concerned with foreign affairs and other liason like posts

Answer 6

Hillary Clinton is in charge of being responsible for Obama's main adviser

Answer 7

he poops all day

Answer 8

They are in charge of building awareness of diversity(based on ethnicity) They also get involved in promoting volunteerism in literacy. They can also be called turbo Chief Auditor of a Public Accounts