Bill Clinton had three Secretaries of Defense: Les Aspin, William J Perry, and William S Cohen.
Madeleine Albright, Condoleeza Rice, and Hillary Clinton are three female secretaries of state.
There are more than three cabinet positions, however the original three were the Secretaries of State, War (now defense), and Treasury. Currently this is the status of the Cabinet from the White House website... "The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments - the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General." Clinton is the Sec of State Geithner is the Sec of Treasury Gates is the Sec of Defense
There is only one Secretary of Defense in office at any given time. They are appointed by each president upon their election. There have been 24 Secretaries of Defense. The current Secretary of Defense under Barack Obama is Chuck Hagel. Hagel has been in his position since February 27, 2013. President Obama had two previous Secretaries of Defense. His first was Robert Gates, who was appointed by George W. Bush during his presidency. Barack Obama then appointed Leon Panetta, who served for about 18 months before the appointment of Chuck Hagel.
The noun secretary (plural secretaries) is a genderless noun, used for both male and female secretaries. Example: Both Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright were Secretaries of State under President Bill Clinton and Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice were both Secretaries of State under President George W. Bush.
Presidents George W. Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Nixon, Arthur, Grant, Tyler, Jackson, and Madison all had four or more Secretaries of Treasury.
Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates.
The presidents Inner Cabinet
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The Inner Cabinet! Source:Connections Academy!
the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs
The Secretary of Defense is ultimately responsible for the safety of all military and civilian personnel and property. They work in conjunction with the respective service branch secretaries to ensure the safety and security of the entire Department of Defense.
NO Only in the sense that all Secretaries of State have some ambassadorial function. But she is not an official ambassador.