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∙ 7y agoCongress approves Secretary of State.
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∙ 7y agoCongress does not have to give approval to appoint the President's choice for Secretary of State. However, a confirmation hearing takes place before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
No ex-president has later become a Secretary of State- six have moved up from Secretary of State to president, however.
The first cabinet officer in line for the presidency is the Secretary of state, who is behind the vice-president, the Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate.
The Secretary of State is fourth in line following the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
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James G. Blaine, from Maine, was Garfield's choice for Secretary of State.
A majority, or more than half, of the U.S. Senate must approve the appointment.
Yes, nowadays the secretaries can be terminated at the will of the President. The usual process is for the President to privately ask a secretary to resign and the secretary then resigns, citing some personal reason such as health or a desire to return to private business. The Senate must approve the replacements..
Congress does not have to give approval to appoint the President's choice for Secretary of State. However, a confirmation hearing takes place before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
No ex-president has later become a Secretary of State- six have moved up from Secretary of State to president, however.
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.
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.
Barry Faure is the Secretary of State in the Office of the President of Seychelles.
president washington's secretary of the treasury's home state was from virginia
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
president washington's secretary of the treasury's home state was from Virginia
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy.