I assume you mean "present US sec of state" and the answer is Condoleeza Rice".
In January 2012 serving the US President Barack Obama is the former First Lady Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
George Washington, the 1st US President, had Thomas Jefferson in his cabinet as the 1st Secretary of State.
secretary of state
The line of succession continues with the Cabinet, beginning with the Secretary of State. As of March, 2009, the US Secretary of State is former First Lady and Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton.
President Gerald R. Ford was NEVER US Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State is appointed by the President of the US, subject to approval by the Senate
The United States Secretary of State is Hillary Clinton from 2008 until the present (2012).
No, the US Treasury Secretary is not the fifth in line for US President. The President's order of succession is defined by law, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives is next in line after the Vice President. The Secretary of the Treasury is further down in the line of succession.
George Washington's Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson went on to become the 3rd President of the US.
James Monroe, the Fifth US President was the Seventh Secretary of State and the Eigth Secretary of War.
In December 2008, Condoleezza Rice is the current Secretary of State. Hillary Clinton will become the Secretary of State in January 2009.
The Secretary of State is typically responsible for foreign affairs in the President's cabinet. This individual heads the Department of State and is the chief diplomat of the United States, representing the country in international relations and negotiations.