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The first Secretary of Foreign Affairs (the original title of the Secretary of State), Robert R. Livingston, was appointed in October 1781. The first Acting Secretary of State under the U.S. Constitution, John Jay, was appointed in September 1789. That was the same month in which the name was changed from Sec. of Foreign Affairs. The first Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, was appointed in March 1790. The current (2014) Secretary of State, John Kerry, was appointed in February 2013.
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Appointed his good friend James Madison as Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson appointed his good friend James Madison as secretary of state
Is the secretary of state appointed or elected?
Appointed by the President and approved by Congress.
Who was appointed as the secretary of the state?
Hilary Clinton
What age do you need to be to run for secretary of state?
The secretary of state of the United States is appointed, not elected.
Was Brian Kemp appointed or elected?
Brian Kemp, Secretary of State in Georgia, was appointed.
Is The Secretary of State is a cabinet member?
The Secretary of State is appointed by the President of the US, subject to approval by the Senate
Who was William Harrison Secretary of State?
Daniel Webster was the Secretary of State appointed by Harrison. He stayed on under the Tyler administration.
What action did Woodrow Wilson take that sent a strong message to the American people about the moral diplomacy?
He appointed an anti-imperialist as Secretary of State.
What is the difference between the U.S. secretary of state and California's secretary of state?
The difference is the area of jurisdiction. Another difference is that the U.S secretary of state is appointed by the president while the California secretary of state is elected. Both have the same roles but the California's secretary of state reports to the U.S. secretary state.
Who is the major department who is appointed by the president to deal with foreign countries?
The Secretary of State fulfills this role. The Secretary of State under Barack Obama is, in 2014, John Kerry.
Who was Roosevelt's secretary of state?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Cordell Hull as his Secretary of State on March 4, 1933.
Office to which president Adams appointed Henry Clay?
secretary of state
