United States Secretary of State - Revision history

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	\| insigniacaption = Seal of the Secretary of State		\| insigniacaption = Seal of the Secretary of State
	~~\| image = Walks Portrait.png~~		\| incumbent = [[Mega Shnx]] ([[GSP]])
	~~\| imagesize = 250~~		\| incumbentsince = November 22nd, 2025
	\| incumbent = [[~~Martin Walks~~]]
	\| incumbentsince = ~~March 18~~, ~~2021~~
	\| department = United States Department of State		\| department = United States Department of State
	\| member_of = [[Cabinet of the United States\|Cabinet]]<br>[[United States National Security Council\|National Security Council]]		\| member_of = [[Cabinet of the United States\|Cabinet]]<br>[[United States National Security Council\|National Security Council]]
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	The Secretary of State is nominated by the president of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The Secretary of State, along with the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, and Attorney General, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.		The Secretary of State is nominated by the president of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The Secretary of State, along with the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, and Attorney General, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.

	The current Secretary of State is [[~~Martin Walks~~]], who has served as Secretary of State in the [[~~Christian Bo~~ \| Bo]] ~~Administration~~ since ~~March 2021~~.		The current Secretary of State is [[Mega Shnx]] ([[GSP]]), who has served as Secretary of State in the [[Sydney Batch Administration\| Batch Administration]] since November 2025.

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	\| image = ~~Matthew hale 2~~.~~jpg~~		\| image = Walks Portrait.png
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	\| incumbent = [[~~Matthew Hale~~]]		\| incumbent = [[Martin Walks]]
	\| incumbentsince = ~~July 26~~, ~~2020~~		\| incumbentsince = March 18, 2021
	\| department = United States Department of State		\| department = United States Department of State
	\| member_of = [[Cabinet of the United States\|Cabinet]]<br>[[United States National Security Council\|National Security Council]]		\| member_of = [[Cabinet of the United States\|Cabinet]]<br>[[United States National Security Council\|National Security Council]]
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	The '''~~secretary~~ of ~~state~~''' is the head of the United States Department of State which is concerned with foreign affairs and is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The ~~secretary~~ of ~~state~~ is analogous to a foreign minister in other countries.		The '''Secretary of State''' is the head of the United States Department of State which is concerned with foreign affairs and is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The Secretary of State is analogous to a foreign minister in other countries.

	The ~~secretary~~ of ~~state~~ is nominated by the president of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The ~~secretary~~ of ~~state~~, along with the ~~secretary~~ of the ~~treasury~~, ~~secretary~~ of ~~defense~~, and ~~attorney general~~, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.		The Secretary of State is nominated by the president of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The Secretary of State, along with the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, and Attorney General, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.

	The current ~~secretary~~ of ~~state~~ is ~~Matthew Hale~~, who has served as Secretary of State in the ~~administration of President~~ [[~~Garland~~]] since ~~July 2020~~.		The current Secretary of State is [[Martin Walks]], who has served as Secretary of State in the [[Christian Bo \| Bo]] Administration since March 2021.

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	~~The secretary~~ of ~~state is a senior official~~ of the ~~federal government~~ of the United States of ~~America and~~ the ~~head~~ of ~~the~~ United States Department of State. The ~~secretary~~ of ~~state's duties are principally concerned~~ with ~~foreign policy,~~ and ~~they are considered to be the~~ U.S. ~~government's minister of foreign affairs~~.[3][4]		{{Infobox official post
			\| post = United States Secretary
			\| body = State
			\| flag = Flag of the United States Secretary of State.svg
			\| flagsize = 130
			\| flagcaption = Flag of the Secretary of State
			\| insignia = Seal of the United States Secretary of State.svg
			\| insigniasize = 120
			\| insigniacaption = Seal of the Secretary of State
			\| image = Matthew hale 2.jpg
			\| imagesize = 250
			\| incumbent = [[Matthew Hale]]
			\| incumbentsince = July 26, 2020
			\| department = United States Department of State
			\| member_of = [[Cabinet of the United States\|Cabinet]]<br>[[United States National Security Council\|National Security Council]]
			\| reports_to = [[President of the United States]]
			\| seat = Washington, D.C.
			\| appointer = The [[President of the United States\|President]]
			\| appointer_qualified = with [[United States Senate\|Senate]] advice and consent
			\| termlength =
			\| constituting_instrument = 22 U.S.C. § 2651
			\| first = [[Ow]]
			}}

	The secretary of state is nominated by the president of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing ~~before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations~~, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The secretary of state, along with the secretary of the treasury, secretary of defense, and attorney general, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.~~[5]~~ Secretary of State ~~is a Level I position~~ in the ~~Executive Schedule and thus earns the salary prescribed for that level~~.		The '''secretary of state''' is the head of the United States Department of State which is concerned with foreign affairs and is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The secretary of state is analogous to a foreign minister in other countries.

			The secretary of state is nominated by the president of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The secretary of state, along with the secretary of the treasury, secretary of defense, and attorney general, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.

			The current secretary of state is Matthew Hale, who has served as Secretary of State in the administration of President [[Garland]] since July 2020.

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The secretary of state is a senior official of the federal government of the United States of America and the head of the United States Department of State. The secretary of state's duties are principally concerned with foreign policy, and they are considered to be the U.S. government's minister of foreign affairs.[3][4]

The secretary of state is nominated by the president of the United States and, following a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, is confirmed by the United States Senate. The secretary of state, along with the secretary of the treasury, secretary of defense, and attorney general, are generally regarded as the four most important Cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments.[5] Secretary of State is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule and thus earns the salary prescribed for that level.