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Has anyone been both secretary of state and president of the US?
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Who would become the president if Condoleezza Rice died if she was the president?
If she were already President, then her Vice President would become president. If you are asking who is next in the line of succession following the Secretary of State, see below: Following the normal line of succession (adopted by Congress in 1947) and assuming that the office positions were vacated due to death during a current presidential term, the succession to the oval office would be: # President # Vice President # Speaker of the House # President Pro-Tempore of the Senate # Secretary of State # Secretary of the Treasury # Secretary of Defense # Attorney General If the line of succession indeed got to the Secretary of State, and that person became incapacitated and could no longer serve as President, then the next inline would be the Secretary of the Treasury - assuming that a Vice President had not yet been appointed. If a new VP had been appointed, then the VP would become President. See the link below for the current list for the office terms of 2004 - 2008:
If a President dies in office does the Secretary of State automatically become acting President?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession#Constitutional_foundation " {| ! 1 | Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden ! 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi ! 3 | President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd ! 4 | Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton " |}
Can secretary of state run for president?
Thomas Jefferson was Secy of State in the George Washington Presidency from (1790-93) went on to become the 2nd VP & the 3rd Pres of the US .Till date 7 Secy of State has become President of the US. James Monroe served twice as Secy of State & once as Secy of War once from (1811-1817) under the 4th Pres and he succeeded Monroe as the 5th President on March 4,1817-1825 for 2 terms.
What cabinet position had been held by the head of the commission that investigated the STS-51L disaster?
William P. Rogers held two cabinet positions; he was U.S. Attorney General under President Eisenhower and U.S. Secretary of State under President Nixon.
Who is the next chain of command after the vice president?
Speaker of the House of Representatives President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security
In 1861 President Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury two men who had earlier been his political opponents who were they?
William H. Seward as Secretary of State and Salmon P. Chase as his Secretary of the Treasury.
Secretary of state when cold war began?
Dean Acheson, secretary of State under President Harry S, Truman, is considered to have been the first Secretary of State during the Cold War. (See his book, Present at the Creation.)
Who is in charge if both the president and the vice president were in an accident and both die?
The President pro tempore. I have been informed that the line of succession is as follows: * Speaker of the House of Representatives * President Pro Tempore of the Senate * Secretary of State * Secretary of the Treasury * Secretary of Defense * Attorney General * Secretary of the Interior * Secretary of Agriculture * Secretary of Commerce * Secretary of Labor * Secretary of Health and Human Services * Secretary of Housing and Urban Development * Secretary of Transportation * Secretary of Energy * Secretary of Education * Secretary of Veterans Affairs * Secretary of Homeland Security
What office does Hillary Clinton hold?
Hilary Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, has held many jobs during her lifetime. For instance, she has been a first lady, a US senator, the Secretary of State for President Obama, and, originally, she was a lawyer.
Who would become the president if Condoleezza Rice died if she was the president?
If she were already President, then her Vice President would become president. If you are asking who is next in the line of succession following the Secretary of State, see below: Following the normal line of succession (adopted by Congress in 1947) and assuming that the office positions were vacated due to death during a current presidential term, the succession to the oval office would be: # President # Vice President # Speaker of the House # President Pro-Tempore of the Senate # Secretary of State # Secretary of the Treasury # Secretary of Defense # Attorney General If the line of succession indeed got to the Secretary of State, and that person became incapacitated and could no longer serve as President, then the next inline would be the Secretary of the Treasury - assuming that a Vice President had not yet been appointed. If a new VP had been appointed, then the VP would become President. See the link below for the current list for the office terms of 2004 - 2008:
Which United States President had the least prior experience?
Most Presidents had prior political service under the Constitution or at state level of some type. The exception of course is George Washington who had prior military but no Governmental or political background. John Adams had been a former ambassador and Vice President. Jefferson had been an ambassador. Secretary of State and Vice President, Madison had been a Memeber of the House and Secretary of State. James Monroe had been an Ambassdor, US Senator, Governor, Secretary of War and Secretry of State, John Quincy Adams had been an Ambassador, Us Representative, Secretary of State, and US Senator. Andrew Jackson served in the House, Senate and as the Military Governor of Florida. Martin Van Buren was a former US Senator and Governor as well as Vice President. Harrisson was a US Representative, Governorand Senator.
If a President dies in office does the Secretary of State automatically become acting President?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession#Constitutional_foundation " {| ! 1 | Vice President and President of the Senate Joe Biden ! 2 | Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi ! 3 | President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd ! 4 | Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton " |}
Roosevelt had been President Wilson's secretary of what?
navy.
Who is the Secretary of the State?
Hillary Clinton
In 1891 President Lincoln appointed as secretary of state and Secretary of the treasury two men who had earlier been his political opponents Name both them?
First off, the year was 1861. Second, the Secretary of State was William Seward, and the Secretary of the Treasury was Salmon Portland Chase. Source is here. http://www.angelfire.com/my/abrahamlincoln/Cabinets.html
What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt do before he became president?
He had been Secretary of the Navy.
Who is the present U.S. Secretary of State?
Since there has been an election and a new president (Donald Trump), there will be a new Secretary of State when his administration takes control in late January 2017. But in 2016, during the remainder of the Barack Obama presidency, the current Secretary of State is John Kerry, who was a former senator from Massachusetts. Prior to him, the Secretary of State was Hillary Clinton, a former First Lady and former senator from New York.
