Permanent historical factsheet

Secretary of State

United States of America · Government / Government of USA. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records

1809–2025Date range

7Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1809

Samuel Smith1809

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State of the

1825

Andrew Jackson9 February 1825

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State

1836

Stephen Fuller Austin1836

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State of the independent Republic of Texas

1844

John Caldwell Calhoun1844

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State

1929

Henry Lewis Stimson1929

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State

1944

Edward Reilly Stettinius1944

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State

2025

Marco Rubio21 January 2025

Washington · Government / Government of USA

Is sworn in as Secretary of State.

Names involved

Andrew JacksonEdward Reilly StettiniusHenry Lewis StimsonJohn Caldwell CalhounMarco RubioSamuel SmithStephen Fuller Austin

Provenance

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