More in Depth With The Secretary of State!

What is the Secretary of State?

The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State.

What types of job does being Secretary of State include?

- supervises foregin affairs

- Custody of the Great Seal of the United States

A lot of the Secretary of State's job includes dealing with multiple issues concerning foreign affairs.

Past Secretaries of State:

- Condoleezza Rice

- Colin Powell

- Madeleine Albright

- Warren Christopher

Our current secretary of state is Hillary Clinton.

Links:
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Secretaries_of_State_of_the_United_States
2. http://usgovinfo.about.com/

Questions:
1. What are your thoughts on the difficulty of the Secretary of State's job?
2. How important is the Secretary of State to the president?

Relation to Class:
We've been discussing the different member of the Presidential Cabinet.