US Secretary of State
The US Secretary of State in the Federal Government is responsible for foreign policy and is head of the United States Department of State. There have been six Secretary of States become president; Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren and James Buchanan. Also, four Secretary of States have won the Nobel Prize; Frank Kellogg, Cordell Hull, George Marshall and Henry Kissinger.
The position of US Secretary of State is regarded as the most senior in the Cabinet. In the presidential line of succession, Secretary of State falls fourth overall.
US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice was the second woman to hold the position, following Madeleine Albright. Secretary rice is also the second African-American to hold the position, the first was President Bush`s first Secretary of State, retired general Colin Powell.
The current Secretary of State is Hillary Rodham Clinton, and she was named so on December 1st, 2008, and confirmed by Senate on January 20, 2008. The United States Secretary of State salary annually is about $190k a year, give or takes. The US Secretary of State duties have not changed significantly since they were created by Congress in 1789. US Secretary of State duties, provided by the US Department of State, are:
* Serve as the President`s principal adviser on U.S. foreign policy
* Conduct negotiations relating to U.S. foreign affairs
* Grant and issue passports to American citizens and exequaturs to foreign consuls in the United States
* Advise the President on the appointment of U.S. ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and other diplomatic representatives
* Advise the President regarding the acceptance, recall, and dismissal of the representatives of foreign governments
* Personally participate in or directs U.S. representatives to international conferences, organizations, and agencies
* Negotiate, interpret, and terminate treaties and agreements;
* Ensure the protection of the U.S. Government to American citizens, property, and interests in foreign countries;
* Supervise the administration of U.S. immigration laws abroad;
* Provide information to American citizens regarding the political, economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian conditions in foreign countries;
* Inform the Congress and American citizens on the conduct of U.S. foreign relations;
* Promote beneficial economic intercourse between the United States and other countries;
* Administer the Department of State;
* Supervise the Foreign Service of the United States.
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