Secretariat of State

secretary of state

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) the head of any of several government departments

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) the head of the government department in charge of foreign affairs (State Department)

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in certain US states) an official with various duties, such as keeping records

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Noun	1.	Secretary of State - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson" secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government
	2.	secretary of state - a government minister for foreign relations foreign minister government minister, minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
	3.	Secretary of State - the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789" secretaryship - the position of secretary United States Cabinet, US Cabinet - a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet

Translations

Secretary of State n (Brit) → ministro (Am) → segretario di Stato → ministro degli Esteri
Secretary of State for Education (Brit) → ministro della Pubblica Istruzione

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Blunkett British Cabinet Byrnes cabinet minister Carteret Clarke Dulles foreign minister George Catlett Marshall George Marshall government minister Heseltine Home Secretary Kissinger Marshall Mowlam Muskie Powell Randolph	Later a representative from the Vatican Secretariat of State said the church was not becoming more restrictive or anachronistic, although it might look that way against the backdrop of changing values and lifestyles. The hard route to Heaven by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Rome -- The human being has dignity and a transcendent dimension, and this is why an independent moral authority, such as the Holy See, has a role to play in international organizations, says an official at the Vatican Secretariat of State. Holy See insists that it has the right to speak by Catholic Insight Banach, considered to be a "rising star" in Rome, will serve as nunciature counselor at the Secretariat of State as the Holy See's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Organization. Pope promotes Auburn native by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)	secrecy Secrely Secreness secret secret agent secret approval secret ballot secret code Secret Intelligence Service SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network secret partner secret plan secret police secret service secret society secret writing secreta Secretage secretagogue secretaire secretarial secretarial agency secretarial assistant secretarial school secretariat Secretariat of State secretariate secretary secretary bird Secretary General Secretary of a Military Department Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Commerce and Labor Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Health Education and Welfare Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of State for the Home Department Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of War secretary-general secretaryship	Secretariat for Eastern African Coastal Area Management Secretariat for Immediate Humanitarian and Rehabilitation Needs Secretariat for Institutional Support for Economic Research in Africa Secretariat for Legal Affairs Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity Secretariat for the Conservation of European Orchids Secrétariat Franco-Allemand Secrétariat Général de l'Enseignement Catholique Secrétariat Général de la Défense Nationale Secrétariat Général des Affaires Européennes Secrétariat Général pour l'Administration Secrétariat Général pour les Affaires Régionales Secretariat Institution of Engineers Malaysia Secrétariat International de l'Eau Secrétariat International des Enseignants Secondaires Catholiques Secretariat Knowledge Information Management System Secrétariat National de l'Enseignement Catholique Sécrétariat National des Données Relatives à l'Eau Secretariat of Catholic Jurists Secretariat of Finance and Economic Planning Secretariat of Fisheries Secretariat of Health Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Secretariat of Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality Secretariat of State Secretariat of the Andres Bello Agreement Secretariat of the Basel Convention Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility Secretariat of the Pacific Community Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Secretariat of the United Nations Secretariat of the United Nations Secrétariat Permanent à la Politique de Prévention Secretariat Permanent des Organisations Non Gouvernementales Secrétariat Régional du Développement Urbain Secretariat Review Board Secretariat Staff Human Resources Office Secrétariat Technique Permanent Secretariat, Official Language Minority Communities Secretariat, United Nations Secretariat, United Nations Secretariat, United Nations Secretariat, United Nations Secretariat/Executive Agents Secretariat/Headquarters Human Resources Office secretariate secretariats secretariats secretariats Secrétariats Généraux pour l'Administration de la Police Secretarie Secretarie

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Blunkett
British Cabinet
Byrnes
cabinet minister
Carteret
Clarke
Dulles
foreign minister
George Catlett Marshall
George Marshall
government minister
Heseltine
Home Secretary
Kissinger
Marshall
Mowlam
Muskie
Powell
Randolph

Later a representative from the Vatican Secretariat of State said the church was not becoming more restrictive or anachronistic, although it might look that way against the backdrop of changing values and lifestyles.

The hard route to Heaven by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Rome -- The human being has dignity and a transcendent dimension, and this is why an independent moral authority, such as the Holy See, has a role to play in international organizations, says an official at the Vatican Secretariat of State.

Holy See insists that it has the right to speak by Catholic Insight

Banach, considered to be a "rising star" in Rome, will serve as nunciature counselor at the Secretariat of State as the Holy See's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Organization.

Pope promotes Auburn native by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

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