Secretary of State

noun phrase

1

: the head of the U.S. government department that is in charge of how the country relates to and deals with foreign countries

2

: the head of one of several important departments of the British government

the Secretary of State for Home Affairs

Examples of Secretary of State in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas wants Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft held in contempt of court for certifying a measure forcing Kansas City to pay more for its police on the August ballot instead of the November date ordered by the Missouri Supreme Court. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024

Lewis’ cousin was Gen. Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. —Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024

After both bills were passed, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who initially alerted Democrats about the Biden ballot access discrepancy in April, only applauded the General Assembly's passage of the foreign money bill. —Isabella Murray, ABC News, 31 May 2024

However, in a statement Thursday provided to CBS News, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said his office is prepared to face Kennedy in court, given that his campaign received guidance with the statutes made clear. —Allison Novelo, CBS News, 31 May 2024

One was the alarming assessment of conditions around Kharkiv that Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered to the president after visiting Kyiv earlier this month. —Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024

Little’s office said Labrador’s legal arguments were not approved by him or Secretary of State Phil McGrane, two members of the Board of Examiners. —Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024

But The New York Times revealed last week that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken had come back from a sobering trip to Kyiv and privately told the president that his 27-month-long ban against shooting American weapons into Russian territory was now placing parts of Ukraine in peril. —Edward Wong, New York Times, 30 May 2024

In follow-up emails, Florida’s Secretary of State’s office also cited the potential costs of membership in the program. —Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024