The Second Continental Congress created the Department of Foreign Affairs on January 10, 1781, and George Washington signed a bill creating the position of Secretary of Foreign Affairs to head this department on July 27, 1789. On September 15, 1789, George Washington approved a Congressional law adding certain domestic duties to the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. The name was changed to the Department of State, headed by the Secretary of State. As the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the time, John Jay became the first Secretary of State, and held this position until March 22, 1790.
Thomas Jefferson served as the first United States Secretary of State from 1789 to 1793 and was also the second vice president from 1797 to 1801.
He was never secretary of state. He was the secretary of treasury under Washington.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the nation's first Secretary of State. Edmund Randolph and Timothy Pickering also served under Washington as Secretary of State. Prior to Jefferson's return to the U. S. from France, John Jay served as United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs from September 26, 1789 until March 22, 1790.
There are no specific or legal requirements to become the United States Secretary of State. The position was created in 1789.
The secretary of state or foreign affairs was created in 1789 and the name of the cabinet member is Hillary Clinton. Hillary was appointed in 2009.
The secretary of state or foreign affairs was created in 1789 and the name of the cabinet member is Hillary Clinton. Hillary was appointed in 2009.
During President George Washington's terms, he had two secretaries serving him. In 1794 Edmund Randolph served as Secretary of State, and in 1789, Thomas Jefferson served as Secretary of State.
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.
The Second Continental Congress created the Department of Foreign Affairs on January 10, 1781, and George Washington signed a bill creating the position of Secretary of Foreign Affairs to head this department on July 27, 1789. On September 15, 1789, George Washington approved a Congressional law adding certain domestic duties to the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. The name was changed to the Department of State, headed by the Secretary of State. As the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the time, John Jay became the first Secretary of State, and held this position until March 22, 1790.
Washington appointed Thomas Jefferson as the first Secretary of State on 26 September 1789. Alexander Hamilton became his Secretary of the Treasury on 11 September 1789. Henry Knox became the Secretary of War on 12 September 1789. Knox was charged with the formulation of Indian Policy, management of the military and the creation of a series of coastal defenses. His former aide-de-camp became the Attorney General on 26 September 1789. His final cabinet position was the Postmaster General Samuel Osgood appointed on 26 September 1789.
Thomas Jefferson served as the first United States Secretary of State from 1789 to 1793 and was also the second vice president from 1797 to 1801.
John Jay was Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1784-1789. In September of '89 a law was passed by Congress adding more domestic responsibilities to this post and changed the Departments title to the Department of State. John Jay served as acting Secretary of State until 22 March 1790.
He was never secretary of state. He was the secretary of treasury under Washington.
Thomas Jefferson was the nation's first Secretary of State. Edmund Randolph and Timothy Pickering also served under Washington as Secretary of State. Prior to Jefferson's return to the U. S. from France, John Jay served as United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs from September 26, 1789 until March 22, 1790.
Thomas Jefferson