Who is Secretary of State?

Question

The Cabinet

Answer 1

Most of the non-original domestic functions of the Department of State have been transferred to other agencies. Those that remain in the Department are: storage and use of the Great Seal of the United States, performance of protocol functions for the White House, drafting of certain proclamations, formally accepting notice of the president's resignation, and replies to inquiries. In addition, the Secretary performs such duties as the President is required, in accordance with the United States Constitution, relating to correspondence, commission, or instructions to U.S. or consuls abroad, and to conduct negotiations with foreign representatives. The Secretary has also served as principal adviser to the President in the determination of U.S. foreign policy and in recent decades has become responsible for overall direction, coordination, and supervision of interdepartmental activities of the U.S. Government overseas, excepting certain military activities.

As the highest-ranking Cabinet member, the Secretary of State is fourth in line to succeed the Presidency, after the Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and President pro tempore of the Senate. (See United States presidential line of succession.)

Federal law provides that resignation from the Presidency is effected only by written communication from the President to the Secretary of State. (See 3 U.S.C. Section 20). This has only occurred once, when President Richard Nixon resigned in August 1974 via a letter to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.


[edit] Oath of Office
The Oath of Office for the Vice President, Secretary of State, and other federal employees is as follows:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter."

Answer 2

Each state also has a secretary of state. So it depends on whether you mean the national one or a certain state.
Go to Google, put in Condoleezza Rice, or plain secretary of state. You will be able to obtain all the information you want.

Answer 3

You obviously don't pay much attention to the news.
The current Secretary of State is Condoleezza Rice.

Answer 4

Condoleezza Rice.

Answer 5

regrettably Colin Powell lost all creditability at the same time as Bush used him as a puppet to cajole the yank those who Iraq grow to be quite a threat. i imagine Wesley Clark will be an effective decision for cover Secretary.

Answer 6

Condo Rice. {I don't know how to spell her
first name}.