Secretary of State

n 1: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of

State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas

Jefferson" [syn: {Secretary of State}]

2: a government minister for foreign relations [syn: {foreign

minister}]

3: the position of the head of the State Department; "the

position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"

[syn: {Secretary of State}]