secretary of state

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Just a year later he was promoted into the shadow cabinet during a reshuffle, in the short-lived position of shadow secretary of state for child poverty.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Neighbors First was formed last fall as a nonprofit public benefit corporation, with San Rafael-based attorney Steven S. Lucas serving as its chief financial officer, according to paperwork filed with the secretary of state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

He is already the secretary of state, interim national security adviser and acting administrator of the U.S.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

In a packed White House briefing room, journalists shouted over each other in a bid to get a question from the US secretary of state.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

When George Washington was elected the first president and took office in New York in 1789, John Adams became vice president and Jefferson was named the first secretary of state.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis