Secretary of State

noun phrase

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

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

the Secretary of State for Home Affairs

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His comments come as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman brokered a meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week in Riyadh to devise an endurable end to the war in Ukraine. —

David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025 On Monday, Prince Mohammed met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss both the future of Gaza and the Ukraine war. —

Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 President Donald Trump is testing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Republican lawmakers after a series of statements that show the White House appears to be dismantling key tenets of U.S. foreign policy, siding more with Moscow than Kyiv. —

Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025 Earlier this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Trump echoed Kremlin talking points and misinformation. —

Richard Engel, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Secretary of State

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