List of secretaries of state of the United States
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This is a list of secretaries of state of the United States.
Infobox
Website
www.state.gov
Appointer
President of the United States
Formation
July 27, 1789
Succession
Fourth
Inaugural holder
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Tables
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Robert R. Livingston
Robert R. Livingston
No.
1
Name
Robert R. Livingston
State of residence
New York
Took office
October 20, 1781
Left office
June 4, 1783
Elias Boudinot
Elias Boudinot
No.
2
Name
Elias Boudinot
State of residence
New Jersey
Took office
June 4, 1783
Left office
December 21, 1784
John Jay
John Jay
No.
3
Name
John Jay
State of residence
New York
Took office
December 21, 1784
Left office
March 4, 1789
John JayActing
John JayActing
No.
—
Name
John JayActing
State of residence
New York
Took office
July 27, 1789
Left office
September 15, 1789
| No. | Portrait | Name | State of residence | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | | Robert R. Livingston | New York | October 20, 1781 | June 4, 1783 |
| 2 | | Elias Boudinot | New Jersey | June 4, 1783 | December 21, 1784 |
| 3 | | John Jay | New York | December 21, 1784 | March 4, 1789 |
| — | | John JayActing | New York | July 27, 1789 | September 15, 1789 |
· Secretaries of state › 18th and 19th centuries
Portrait
Portrait
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Portrait
Secretary
Name
Secretary
Took office
Party
Left office
Party
Term Length
–
–
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–
Secretary
Secretary
John Jay(1745–1829)
Party
Federalist
Vote
–
Term of office
September 15, 1789
Term of office
March 22, 1790
Term of office
188 days
State
New York
President(s)
George Washington(1789–1797)
1
1
mw- N°
1
Secretary
Secretary
Thomas Jefferson(1743–1826)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 22, 1790
Term of office
December 31, 1793
Term of office
3 years, 284 days
State
Virginia
2
2
mw- N°
2
Secretary
Secretary
Edmund Randolph(1753–1813)
Party
Federalist
Vote
–
Term of office
January 2, 1794
Term of office
August 20, 1795
Term of office
1 year, 232 days
State
Virginia
3
3
mw- N°
3
Secretary
Secretary
Timothy Pickering(1745–1829)
Party
Federalist
Vote
–
Term of office
August 20, 1795
Term of office
December 10, 1795
Term of office
4 years, 265 days
State
Pennsylvania
December 10, 1795
December 10, 1795
mw- N°
December 10, 1795
Secretary
May 12, 1800
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Charles Lee(1758–1815)
Party
Federalist
Vote
–
Term of office
May 13, 1800
Term of office
June 5, 1800
Term of office
23 days
State
Virginia
4
4
mw- N°
4
Secretary
Secretary
John Marshall(1755–1835)
Party
Federalist
Vote
–
Term of office
June 13, 1800
Term of office
February 4, 1801
Term of office
264 days
State
Virginia
February 4, 1801
February 4, 1801
mw- N°
February 4, 1801
Secretary
March 4, 1801
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Levi Lincoln Sr.(1749–1820)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 5, 1801
Term of office
May 1, 1801
Term of office
57 days
State
Massachusetts
President(s)
Thomas Jefferson(1801–1809)
5
5
mw- N°
5
Secretary
Secretary
James Madison(1751–1836)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
May 2, 1801
Term of office
March 3, 1809
Term of office
7 years, 305 days
State
Virginia
6
6
mw- N°
6
Secretary
Secretary
Robert Smith(1757–1842)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 6, 1809
Term of office
April 1, 1811
Term of office
2 years, 26 days
State
Maryland
President(s)
James Madison(1809–1817)
7
7
mw- N°
7
Secretary
Secretary
James Monroe(1758–1831)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
30–0
Term of office
April 2, 1811
Term of office
September 30, 1814
Term of office
5 years, 335 days
State
Virginia
October 1, 1814
October 1, 1814
mw- N°
October 1, 1814
Secretary
February 28, 1815
February 28, 1815
February 28, 1815
mw- N°
February 28, 1815
Secretary
March 3, 1817
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
John Graham(1774–1820)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 4, 1817
Term of office
March 9, 1817
Term of office
5 days
State
Kentucky
President(s)
James Monroe(1817–1825)
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Richard Rush(1780–1859)
Party
Federalist
Vote
–
Term of office
March 10, 1817
Term of office
September 22, 1817
Term of office
196 days
State
Pennsylvania
8
8
mw- N°
8
Secretary
Secretary
John Quincy Adams(1767–1848)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
29–1
Term of office
September 22, 1817
Term of office
March 3, 1825
Term of office
7 years, 162 days
State
Massachusetts
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Daniel Brent(1770–1841)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 4, 1825
Term of office
March 7, 1825
Term of office
3 days
State
Virginia
President(s)
John Quincy Adams(1825–1829)
9
9
mw- N°
9
Secretary
Secretary
Henry Clay(1777–1852)
Party
Democratic-Republican
Vote
27–14
Term of office
March 7, 1825
Term of office
March 3, 1829
Term of office
3 years, 361 days
State
Kentucky
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
James Alexander Hamilton(1788–1878)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 4, 1829
Term of office
March 27, 1829
Term of office
23 days
State
New York
President(s)
Andrew Jackson(1829–1837)
10
10
mw- N°
10
Secretary
Secretary
Martin Van Buren(1782–1862)
Party
Democratic
Vote
25–7
Term of office
March 28, 1829
Term of office
May 23, 1831
Term of office
2 years, 56 days
State
New York
11
11
mw- N°
11
Secretary
Secretary
Edward Livingston(1764–1836)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
May 24, 1831
Term of office
May 29, 1833
Term of office
2 years, 5 days
State
Louisiana
12
12
mw- N°
12
Secretary
Secretary
Louis McLane(1786–1857)
Party
Democratic
Term of office
May 29, 1833
Term of office
June 30, 1834
Term of office
1 year, 32 days
State
Delaware
13
13
mw- N°
13
Secretary
Secretary
John Forsyth(1780–1841)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
July 1, 1834
Term of office
March 3, 1841
Term of office
6 years, 245 days
State
Georgia
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Jacob L. Martin(?–1848)
Party
–
Vote
–
Term of office
March 4, 1841
Term of office
March 5, 1841
Term of office
1 day
State
District ofColumbia
President(s)
William Henry Harrison(1841)
14
14
mw- N°
14
Secretary
Secretary
Daniel Webster(1782–1852)
Party
Whig
Vote
–
Term of office
March 6, 1841
Term of office
May 8, 1843
Term of office
2 years, 63 days
State
Massachusetts
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Hugh S. Legaré(1797–1843)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
May 9, 1843
Term of office
June 20, 1843
Term of office
42 days
State
South Carolina
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
William S. Derrick(1802–1852)
Party
–
Vote
–
Term of office
June 21, 1843
Term of office
June 23, 1843
Term of office
2 days
State
Pennsylvania
15
15
mw- N°
15
Secretary
Secretary
Abel P. Upshur(1791–1844)
Party
Whig
Vote
–
Term of office
June 24, 1843
Term of office
July 23, 1843
Term of office
220 days
State
Virginia
July 24, 1843
July 24, 1843
mw- N°
July 24, 1843
Secretary
February 28, 1844
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
John Nelson(1791–1860)
Party
Whig
Vote
–
Term of office
February 29, 1844
Term of office
March 31, 1844
Term of office
31 days
State
Maryland
16
16
mw- N°
16
Secretary
Secretary
John C. Calhoun(1782–1850)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
April 1, 1844
Term of office
March 10, 1845
Term of office
343 days
State
South Carolina
17
17
mw- N°
17
Secretary
Secretary
James Buchanan(1791–1868)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 10, 1845
Term of office
March 7, 1849
Term of office
3 years, 362 days
State
Pennsylvania
President(s)
James K. Polk(1845–1849)
18
18
mw- N°
18
Secretary
Secretary
John M. Clayton(1796–1856)
Party
Whig
Vote
–
Term of office
March 8, 1849
Term of office
July 22, 1850
Term of office
1 year, 136 days
State
Delaware
President(s)
Zachary Taylor(1849–1850)
19
19
mw- N°
19
Secretary
Secretary
Daniel Webster(1782–1852)
Party
Whig
Vote
–
Term of office
July 23, 1850
Term of office
October 24, 1852
Term of office
2 years, 93 days
State
Massachusetts
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Charles Magill Conrad(1804–1878)
Party
Whig
Vote
–
Term of office
October 25, 1852
Term of office
November 5, 1852
Term of office
11 days
State
Louisiana
20
20
mw- N°
20
Secretary
Secretary
Edward Everett(1794–1865)
Party
Whig
Vote
–
Term of office
November 6, 1852
Term of office
March 3, 1853
Term of office
117 days
State
Massachusetts
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
William Hunter(1805–1886)
Party
–
Vote
–
Term of office
March 4, 1853
Term of office
March 7, 1853
Term of office
3 days
State
Rhode Island
President(s)
Franklin Pierce(1853–1857)
21
21
mw- N°
21
Secretary
Secretary
William L. Marcy(1786–1857)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 7, 1853
Term of office
March 6, 1857
Term of office
3 years, 364 days
State
New York
22
22
mw- N°
22
Secretary
Secretary
Lewis Cass(1782–1866)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 6, 1857
Term of office
December 14, 1860
Term of office
3 years, 283 days
State
Michigan
President(s)
James Buchanan(1857–1861)
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
William Hunter(1805–1886)
Party
–
Vote
–
Term of office
December 15, 1860
Term of office
December 16, 1860
Term of office
1 day
State
Rhode Island
23
23
mw- N°
23
Secretary
Secretary
Jeremiah S. Black(1810–1883)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
December 17, 1860
Term of office
March 5, 1861
Term of office
78 days
State
New York
24
24
mw- N°
24
Secretary
Secretary
William H. Seward(1801–1872)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 5, 1861
Term of office
March 4, 1869
Term of office
7 years, 364 days
State
New York
President(s)
Abraham Lincoln(1861–1865)
25
25
mw- N°
25
Secretary
Secretary
Elihu B. Washburne(1816–1887)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 5, 1869
Term of office
March 16, 1869
Term of office
11 days
State
Illinois
President(s)
Ulysses S. Grant(1869–1877)
26
26
mw- N°
26
Secretary
Secretary
Hamilton Fish(1808–1893)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 17, 1869
Term of office
March 12, 1877
Term of office
7 years, 360 days
State
New York
27
27
mw- N°
27
Secretary
Secretary
William M. Evarts(1818–1901)
Party
Republican
Vote
44–2
Term of office
March 12, 1877
Term of office
March 7, 1881
Term of office
3 years, 360 days
State
New York
President(s)
Rutherford B. Hayes(1877–1881)
28
28
mw- N°
28
Secretary
Secretary
James G. Blaine(1830–1893)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 7, 1881
Term of office
December 19, 1881
Term of office
287 days
State
Maine
President(s)
James A. Garfield(1881)
29
29
mw- N°
29
Secretary
Secretary
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen(1817–1885)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
December 19, 1881
Term of office
March 6, 1885
Term of office
3 years, 77 days
State
New Jersey
30
30
mw- N°
30
Secretary
Secretary
Thomas F. Bayard(1828–1898)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 7, 1885
Term of office
March 6, 1889
Term of office
3 years, 364 days
State
Delaware
President(s)
Grover Cleveland(1885–1889)
31
31
mw- N°
31
Secretary
Secretary
James G. Blaine(1830–1893)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 7, 1889
Term of office
June 4, 1892
Term of office
3 years, 89 days
State
Maine
President(s)
Benjamin Harrison(1889–1893)
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
William F. Wharton(1847–1919)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
June 4, 1892
Term of office
June 29, 1892
Term of office
25 days
State
Massachusetts
32
32
mw- N°
32
Secretary
Secretary
John W. Foster(1836–1917)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
June 29, 1892
Term of office
February 23, 1893
Term of office
239 days
State
Indiana
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
William F. Wharton(1847–1919)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
February 24, 1893
Term of office
March 6, 1893
Term of office
10 days
State
Massachusetts
33
33
mw- N°
33
Secretary
Secretary
Walter Q. Gresham(1832–1895)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 7, 1893
Term of office
May 28, 1895
Term of office
2 years, 82 days
State
Illinois
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Edwin F. Uhl(1841–1901)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
May 28, 1895
Term of office
June 9, 1895
Term of office
12 days
State
Michigan
34
34
mw- N°
34
Secretary
Secretary
Richard Olney(1835–1917)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
June 10, 1895
Term of office
March 5, 1897
Term of office
1 year, 268 days
State
Massachusetts
35
35
mw- N°
35
Secretary
Secretary
John Sherman(1823–1900)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 6, 1897
Term of office
April 27, 1898
Term of office
1 year, 52 days
State
Ohio
President(s)
William McKinley(1897–1901)
36
36
mw- N°
36
Secretary
Secretary
William R. Day(1849–1923)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
April 28, 1898
Term of office
September 16, 1898
Term of office
141 days
State
Ohio
–
–
mw- N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Alvey A. Adee(1842–1924)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
September 17, 1898
Term of office
September 29, 1898
Term of office
12 days
State
New York
| mw- N° | Secretary | Party | Vote | Term of office | State | President(s) | |||||
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term Length | |||||||
| – | | John Jay(1745–1829) | Federalist | – | September 15, 1789 | March 22, 1790 | 188 days | New York | George Washington(1789–1797) | ||
| 1 | | Thomas Jefferson(1743–1826) | Democratic-Republican | – | March 22, 1790 | December 31, 1793 | 3 years, 284 days | Virginia | |||
| 2 | | Edmund Randolph(1753–1813) | Federalist | – | January 2, 1794 | August 20, 1795 | 1 year, 232 days | Virginia | |||
| 3 | | Timothy Pickering(1745–1829) | Federalist | – | August 20, 1795 | December 10, 1795 | 4 years, 265 days | Pennsylvania | |||
| December 10, 1795 | May 12, 1800 | ||||||||||
| John Adams(1797–1801) | |||||||||||
| – | | Charles Lee(1758–1815) | Federalist | – | May 13, 1800 | June 5, 1800 | 23 days | Virginia | |||
| 4 | | John Marshall(1755–1835) | Federalist | – | June 13, 1800 | February 4, 1801 | 264 days | Virginia | |||
| February 4, 1801 | March 4, 1801 | ||||||||||
| – | | Levi Lincoln Sr.(1749–1820) | Democratic-Republican | – | March 5, 1801 | May 1, 1801 | 57 days | Massachusetts | Thomas Jefferson(1801–1809) | ||
| 5 | | James Madison(1751–1836) | Democratic-Republican | – | May 2, 1801 | March 3, 1809 | 7 years, 305 days | Virginia | |||
| 6 | | Robert Smith(1757–1842) | Democratic-Republican | – | March 6, 1809 | April 1, 1811 | 2 years, 26 days | Maryland | James Madison(1809–1817) | ||
| 7 | | James Monroe(1758–1831) | Democratic-Republican | 30–0 | April 2, 1811 | September 30, 1814 | 5 years, 335 days | Virginia | |||
| October 1, 1814 | February 28, 1815 | ||||||||||
| February 28, 1815 | March 3, 1817 | ||||||||||
| – | John Graham(1774–1820) | Democratic-Republican | – | March 4, 1817 | March 9, 1817 | 5 days | Kentucky | James Monroe(1817–1825) | |||
| – | | Richard Rush(1780–1859) | Federalist | – | March 10, 1817 | September 22, 1817 | 196 days | Pennsylvania | |||
| 8 | | John Quincy Adams(1767–1848) | Democratic-Republican | 29–1 | September 22, 1817 | March 3, 1825 | 7 years, 162 days | Massachusetts | |||
| – | Daniel Brent(1770–1841) | Democratic-Republican | – | March 4, 1825 | March 7, 1825 | 3 days | Virginia | John Quincy Adams(1825–1829) | |||
| 9 | | Henry Clay(1777–1852) | Democratic-Republican | 27–14 | March 7, 1825 | March 3, 1829 | 3 years, 361 days | Kentucky | |||
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| – | | James Alexander Hamilton(1788–1878) | Democratic | – | March 4, 1829 | March 27, 1829 | 23 days | New York | Andrew Jackson(1829–1837) | ||
| 10 | | Martin Van Buren(1782–1862) | Democratic | 25–7 | March 28, 1829 | May 23, 1831 | 2 years, 56 days | New York | |||
| 11 | | Edward Livingston(1764–1836) | Democratic | – | May 24, 1831 | May 29, 1833 | 2 years, 5 days | Louisiana | |||
| 12 | | Louis McLane(1786–1857) | Democratic | May 29, 1833 | June 30, 1834 | 1 year, 32 days | Delaware | ||||
| 13 | | John Forsyth(1780–1841) | Democratic | – | July 1, 1834 | March 3, 1841 | 6 years, 245 days | Georgia | |||
| Martin Van Buren(1837–1841) | |||||||||||
| – | Jacob L. Martin(?–1848) | – | – | March 4, 1841 | March 5, 1841 | 1 day | District ofColumbia | William Henry Harrison(1841) | |||
| 14 | | Daniel Webster(1782–1852) | Whig | – | March 6, 1841 | May 8, 1843 | 2 years, 63 days | Massachusetts | |||
| John Tyler(1841–1845) | |||||||||||
| – | | Hugh S. Legaré(1797–1843) | Democratic | – | May 9, 1843 | June 20, 1843 | 42 days | South Carolina | |||
| – | | William S. Derrick(1802–1852) | – | – | June 21, 1843 | June 23, 1843 | 2 days | Pennsylvania | |||
| 15 | | Abel P. Upshur(1791–1844) | Whig | – | June 24, 1843 | July 23, 1843 | 220 days | Virginia | |||
| July 24, 1843 | February 28, 1844 | ||||||||||
| – | | John Nelson(1791–1860) | Whig | – | February 29, 1844 | March 31, 1844 | 31 days | Maryland | |||
| 16 | | John C. Calhoun(1782–1850) | Democratic | – | April 1, 1844 | March 10, 1845 | 343 days | South Carolina | |||
| 17 | | James Buchanan(1791–1868) | Democratic | – | March 10, 1845 | March 7, 1849 | 3 years, 362 days | Pennsylvania | James K. Polk(1845–1849) | ||
| 18 | | John M. Clayton(1796–1856) | Whig | – | March 8, 1849 | July 22, 1850 | 1 year, 136 days | Delaware | Zachary Taylor(1849–1850) | ||
| Millard Fillmore(1850–1853) | |||||||||||
| 19 | | Daniel Webster(1782–1852) | Whig | – | July 23, 1850 | October 24, 1852 | 2 years, 93 days | Massachusetts | |||
| – | | Charles Magill Conrad(1804–1878) | Whig | – | October 25, 1852 | November 5, 1852 | 11 days | Louisiana | |||
| 20 | | Edward Everett(1794–1865) | Whig | – | November 6, 1852 | March 3, 1853 | 117 days | Massachusetts | |||
| – | | William Hunter(1805–1886) | – | – | March 4, 1853 | March 7, 1853 | 3 days | Rhode Island | Franklin Pierce(1853–1857) | ||
| 21 | | William L. Marcy(1786–1857) | Democratic | – | March 7, 1853 | March 6, 1857 | 3 years, 364 days | New York | |||
| 22 | | Lewis Cass(1782–1866) | Democratic | – | March 6, 1857 | December 14, 1860 | 3 years, 283 days | Michigan | James Buchanan(1857–1861) | ||
| – | | William Hunter(1805–1886) | – | – | December 15, 1860 | December 16, 1860 | 1 day | Rhode Island | |||
| 23 | | Jeremiah S. Black(1810–1883) | Democratic | – | December 17, 1860 | March 5, 1861 | 78 days | New York | |||
| 24 | | William H. Seward(1801–1872) | Republican | – | March 5, 1861 | March 4, 1869 | 7 years, 364 days | New York | Abraham Lincoln(1861–1865) | ||
· Secretaries of state › 20th and 21st centuries
Portrait
Portrait
N°
Portrait
Secretary
Name
Secretary
Took office
Party
Left office
Party
Term
37
37
N°
37
Secretary
Secretary
John Hay(1838–1905)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
September 30, 1898
Term of office
July 1, 1905
Term of office
6 years, 274 days
State
District ofColumbia
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Francis B. Loomis(1861–1948)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
July 1, 1905
Term of office
July 18, 1905
Term of office
17 days
State
Ohio
38
38
N°
38
Secretary
Secretary
Elihu Root(1845–1937)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
July 19, 1905
Term of office
January 27, 1909
Term of office
3 years, 192 days
State
New York
39
39
N°
39
Secretary
Secretary
Robert Bacon(1860–1919)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
January 27, 1909
Term of office
March 5, 1909
Term of office
37 days
State
New York
40
40
N°
40
Secretary
Secretary
Philander C. Knox(1853–1921)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 6, 1909
Term of office
March 5, 1913
Term of office
3 years, 364 days
State
Pennsylvania
President(s)
William Howard Taft(1909–1913)
41
41
N°
41
Secretary
Secretary
William Jennings Bryan(1860–1925)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 5, 1913
Term of office
June 9, 1915
Term of office
2 years, 96 days
State
Nebraska
President(s)
Woodrow Wilson(1913–1921)
42
42
N°
42
Secretary
Secretary
Robert Lansing(1864–1928)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
June 9, 1915
Term of office
June 24, 1915
Term of office
4 years, 249 days
State
New York
June 24, 1915
June 24, 1915
N°
June 24, 1915
Secretary
February 13, 1920
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Frank Polk(1871–1943)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
February 14, 1920
Term of office
March 14, 1920
Term of office
29 days
State
New York
43
43
N°
43
Secretary
Secretary
Bainbridge Colby(1869–1950)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 23, 1920
Term of office
March 4, 1921
Term of office
346 days
State
New York
44
44
N°
44
Secretary
Secretary
Charles Evans Hughes(1862–1948)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 5, 1921
Term of office
March 4, 1925
Term of office
3 years, 364 days
State
New York
President(s)
Warren G. Harding(1921–1923)
45
45
N°
45
Secretary
Secretary
Frank B. Kellogg(1856–1937)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 5, 1925
Term of office
March 28, 1929
Term of office
4 years, 23 days
State
Minnesota
46
46
N°
46
Secretary
Secretary
Henry L. Stimson(1867–1950)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
March 28, 1929
Term of office
March 4, 1933
Term of office
3 years, 341 days
State
New York
47
47
N°
47
Secretary
Secretary
Cordell Hull(1871–1955)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
March 4, 1933
Term of office
November 30, 1944
Term of office
11 years, 271 days
State
Tennessee
President(s)
Franklin D. Roosevelt(1933–1945)
48
48
N°
48
Secretary
Secretary
Edward Stettinius Jr.(1900–1949)
Party
Democratic
Vote
68–1
Term of office
December 1, 1944
Term of office
June 27, 1945
Term of office
208 days
State
Virginia
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Joseph Grew(1880–1965)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
June 28, 1945
Term of office
July 3, 1945
Term of office
5 days
State
New Hampshire
49
49
N°
49
Secretary
Secretary
James F. Byrnes(1882–1972)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
July 3, 1945
Term of office
January 21, 1947
Term of office
1 year, 202 days
State
South Carolina
50
50
N°
50
Secretary
Secretary
George C. Marshall(1880–1959)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 21, 1947
Term of office
January 20, 1949
Term of office
1 year, 365 days
State
Pennsylvania
51
51
N°
51
Secretary
Secretary
Dean Acheson(1893–1971)
Party
Democratic
Vote
83–6
Term of office
January 21, 1949
Term of office
January 20, 1953
Term of office
3 years, 365 days
State
Maryland
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
H. Freeman Matthews(1899–1986)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 1953
Term of office
January 21, 1953
Term of office
1 day
State
Maryland
President(s)
Dwight D. Eisenhower(1953–1961)
52
52
N°
52
Secretary
Secretary
John Foster Dulles(1888–1959)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
January 21, 1953
Term of office
April 22, 1959
Term of office
6 years, 91 days
State
New York
53
53
N°
53
Secretary
Secretary
Christian Herter(1895–1966)
Party
Republican
Vote
93–0
Term of office
April 22, 1959
Term of office
January 20, 1961
Term of office
1 year, 273 days
State
Massachusetts
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Livingston T. Merchant(1903–1976)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 1961
Term of office
January 21, 1961
Term of office
1 day
State
District ofColumbia
President(s)
John F. Kennedy(1961–1963)
54
54
N°
54
Secretary
Secretary
Dean Rusk(1909–1994)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
January 21, 1961
Term of office
January 20, 1969
Term of office
7 years, 365 days
State
New York
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Charles E. Bohlen(1904–1974)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 1969
Term of office
January 22, 1969
Term of office
2 days
State
District ofColumbia
President(s)
Richard Nixon(1969–1974)
55
55
N°
55
Secretary
Secretary
William P. Rogers(1913–2001)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
January 22, 1969
Term of office
September 3, 1973
Term of office
4 years, 224 days
State
Maryland
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Kenneth Rush(1910–1994)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
September 3, 1973
Term of office
September 22, 1973
Term of office
19 days
State
Florida
56
56
N°
56
Secretary
Secretary
Henry Kissinger(1923–2023)
Party
Republican
Vote
78–7
Term of office
September 22, 1973
Term of office
January 20, 1977
Term of office
3 years, 120 days
State
District ofColumbia
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Philip Habib(1920–1992)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 1977
Term of office
January 23, 1977
Term of office
3 days
State
California
President(s)
Jimmy Carter(1977–1981)
57
57
N°
57
Secretary
Secretary
Cyrus Vance(1917–2002)
Party
Democratic
Vote
Voice
Term of office
January 23, 1977
Term of office
April 28, 1980
Term of office
3 years, 96 days
State
New York
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Warren Christopher(1925–2011)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
April 28, 1980
Term of office
May 2, 1980
Term of office
4 days
State
California
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
David D. Newsom(1918–2008)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
May 2, 1980
Term of office
May 3, 1980
Term of office
1 day
State
California
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Richard N. Cooper(1934–2020)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
May 3, 1980
Term of office
May 3, 1980
Term of office
0 days
State
Connecticut
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
David D. Newsom(1918–2008)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
May 3, 1980
Term of office
May 4, 1980
Term of office
1 day
State
California
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Warren Christopher(1925–2011)
Party
Democratic
Vote
–
Term of office
May 4, 1980
Term of office
May 8, 1980
Term of office
4 days
State
California
58
58
N°
58
Secretary
Secretary
Edmund Muskie(1914–1996)
Party
Democratic
Vote
94–2
Term of office
May 8, 1980
Term of office
January 18, 1981
Term of office
255 days
State
Maine
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
David D. Newsom(1918–2008)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 18, 1981
Term of office
January 22, 1981
Term of office
4 days
State
California
59
59
N°
59
Secretary
Secretary
Alexander Haig(1924–2010)
Party
Republican
Vote
93–6
Term of office
January 22, 1981
Term of office
July 5, 1982
Term of office
1 year, 164 days
State
Connecticut
President(s)
Ronald Reagan(1981–1989)
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Walter J. Stoessel Jr.(1920–1986)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
July 5, 1982
Term of office
July 16, 1982
Term of office
11 days
State
California
60
60
N°
60
Secretary
Secretary
George Shultz(1920–2021)
Party
Republican
Vote
97–0
Term of office
July 16, 1982
Term of office
January 20, 1989
Term of office
6 years, 188 days
State
California
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Michael Armacost(1937–2025)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 1989
Term of office
January 25, 1989
Term of office
5 days
State
Maryland
President(s)
George H. W. Bush(1989–1993)
61
61
N°
61
Secretary
Secretary
James Baker(b. 1930)
Party
Republican
Vote
99–0
Term of office
January 25, 1989
Term of office
August 23, 1992
Term of office
3 years, 211 days
State
Texas
62
62
N°
62
Secretary
Secretary
Lawrence Eagleburger(1930–2011)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
August 23, 1992
Term of office
December 8, 1992
Term of office
150 days
State
Florida
Recess
Recess
N°
Recess
Secretary
December 8, 1992
Secretary
January 20, 1993
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Arnold Kanter(1945–2010)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 1993
Term of office
January 20, 1993
Term of office
0 days
State
District ofColumbia
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Frank G. Wisner(1938–2025)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 1993
Term of office
January 20, 1993
Term of office
0 days
State
District ofColumbia
President(s)
Bill Clinton(1993–2001)
63
63
N°
63
Secretary
Secretary
Warren Christopher(1925–2011)
Party
Democratic
Vote
Voice
Term of office
January 20, 1993
Term of office
January 17, 1997
Term of office
3 years, 363 days
State
California
64
64
N°
64
Secretary
Secretary
Madeleine Albright(1937–2022)
Party
Democratic
Vote
99–0
Term of office
January 23, 1997
Term of office
January 20, 2001
Term of office
3 years, 363 days
State
District ofColumbia
65
65
N°
65
Secretary
Secretary
Colin Powell(1937–2021)
Party
Republican
Vote
Voice
Term of office
January 20, 2001
Term of office
January 26, 2005
Term of office
4 years, 6 days
State
Virginia
President(s)
George W. Bush(2001–2009)
66
66
N°
66
Secretary
Secretary
Condoleezza Rice(b. 1954)
Party
Republican
Vote
85–13
Term of office
January 26, 2005
Term of office
January 20, 2009
Term of office
3 years, 360 days
State
California
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Bill Burns(b. 1956)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 2009
Term of office
January 21, 2009
Term of office
1 day
State
District ofColumbia
President(s)
Barack Obama(2009–2017)
67
67
N°
67
Secretary
Secretary
Hillary Clinton(b. 1947)
Party
Democratic
Vote
94–2
Term of office
January 21, 2009
Term of office
February 1, 2013
Term of office
4 years, 11 days
State
New York
68
68
N°
68
Secretary
Secretary
John Kerry(b. 1943)
Party
Democratic
Vote
94–3
Term of office
February 1, 2013
Term of office
January 20, 2017
Term of office
3 years, 354 days
State
Massachusetts
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Tom Shannon(b. 1958)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 2017
Term of office
February 1, 2017
Term of office
12 days
State
Minnesota
President(s)
Donald Trump(2017–2021)
69
69
N°
69
Secretary
Secretary
Rex Tillerson(b. 1952)
Party
Republican
Vote
55–43
Term of office
February 1, 2017
Term of office
March 31, 2018
Term of office
1 year, 58 days
State
Texas
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
John Sullivan(b. 1959)
Party
Republican
Vote
–
Term of office
April 1, 2018
Term of office
April 26, 2018
Term of office
25 days
State
Massachusetts
70
70
N°
70
Secretary
Secretary
Mike Pompeo(b. 1963)
Party
Republican
Vote
57–42
Term of office
April 26, 2018
Term of office
January 20, 2021
Term of office
2 years, 269 days
State
Kansas
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Daniel Bennett Smith(b. 1956)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 2021
Term of office
January 26, 2021
Term of office
6 days
State
Virginia
President(s)
Joe Biden(2021–2025)
71
71
N°
71
Secretary
Secretary
Antony Blinken(b. 1962)
Party
Democratic
Vote
78–22
Term of office
January 26, 2021
Term of office
January 20, 2025
Term of office
3 years, 360 days
State
New York
–
–
N°
–
Secretary
Secretary
Lisa D. Kenna(b. 1965)
Party
Independent
Vote
–
Term of office
January 20, 2025
Term of office
January 21, 2025
Term of office
1 day
State
Vermont
President(s)
Donald Trump(2025–present)
72
72
N°
72
Secretary
Secretary
Marco Rubio(b. 1971)
Party
Republican
Vote
99–0
Term of office
January 21, 2025
Term of office
present
Term of office
286 days
State
Florida
| N° | Secretary | Party | Vote | Term of office | State | President(s) | |||||
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term | |||||||
| 37 | | John Hay(1838–1905) | Republican | – | September 30, 1898 | July 1, 1905 | 6 years, 274 days | District ofColumbia | |||
| Theodore Roosevelt(1901–1909) | |||||||||||
| – | | Francis B. Loomis(1861–1948) | Republican | – | July 1, 1905 | July 18, 1905 | 17 days | Ohio | |||
| 38 | | Elihu Root(1845–1937) | Republican | – | July 19, 1905 | January 27, 1909 | 3 years, 192 days | New York | |||
| 39 | | Robert Bacon(1860–1919) | Republican | – | January 27, 1909 | March 5, 1909 | 37 days | New York | |||
| 40 | | Philander C. Knox(1853–1921) | Republican | – | March 6, 1909 | March 5, 1913 | 3 years, 364 days | Pennsylvania | William Howard Taft(1909–1913) | ||
| 41 | | William Jennings Bryan(1860–1925) | Democratic | – | March 5, 1913 | June 9, 1915 | 2 years, 96 days | Nebraska | Woodrow Wilson(1913–1921) | ||
| 42 | | Robert Lansing(1864–1928) | Democratic | – | June 9, 1915 | June 24, 1915 | 4 years, 249 days | New York | |||
| June 24, 1915 | February 13, 1920 | ||||||||||
| – | | Frank Polk(1871–1943) | Democratic | – | February 14, 1920 | March 14, 1920 | 29 days | New York | |||
| 43 | | Bainbridge Colby(1869–1950) | Democratic | – | March 23, 1920 | March 4, 1921 | 346 days | New York | |||
| 44 | | Charles Evans Hughes(1862–1948) | Republican | – | March 5, 1921 | March 4, 1925 | 3 years, 364 days | New York | Warren G. Harding(1921–1923) | ||
| Calvin Coolidge(1923–1929) | |||||||||||
| 45 | | Frank B. Kellogg(1856–1937) | Republican | – | March 5, 1925 | March 28, 1929 | 4 years, 23 days | Minnesota | |||
| Herbert Hoover(1929–1933) | |||||||||||
| 46 | | Henry L. Stimson(1867–1950) | Republican | – | March 28, 1929 | March 4, 1933 | 3 years, 341 days | New York | |||
| 47 | | Cordell Hull(1871–1955) | Democratic | – | March 4, 1933 | November 30, 1944 | 11 years, 271 days | Tennessee | Franklin D. Roosevelt(1933–1945) | ||
| 48 | | Edward Stettinius Jr.(1900–1949) | Democratic | 68–1 | December 1, 1944 | June 27, 1945 | 208 days | Virginia | |||
| Harry S. Truman(1945–1953) | |||||||||||
| – | | Joseph Grew(1880–1965) | Independent | – | June 28, 1945 | July 3, 1945 | 5 days | New Hampshire | |||
| 49 | | James F. Byrnes(1882–1972) | Democratic | – | July 3, 1945 | January 21, 1947 | 1 year, 202 days | South Carolina | |||
| 50 | | George C. Marshall(1880–1959) | Independent | – | January 21, 1947 | January 20, 1949 | 1 year, 365 days | Pennsylvania | |||
| 51 | | Dean Acheson(1893–1971) | Democratic | 83–6 | January 21, 1949 | January 20, 1953 | 3 years, 365 days | Maryland | |||
| – | | H. Freeman Matthews(1899–1986) | Independent | – | January 20, 1953 | January 21, 1953 | 1 day | Maryland | Dwight D. Eisenhower(1953–1961) | ||
| 52 | | John Foster Dulles(1888–1959) | Republican | – | January 21, 1953 | April 22, 1959 | 6 years, 91 days | New York | |||
| 53 | | Christian Herter(1895–1966) | Republican | 93–0 | April 22, 1959 | January 20, 1961 | 1 year, 273 days | Massachusetts | |||
| – | | Livingston T. Merchant(1903–1976) | Independent | – | January 20, 1961 | January 21, 1961 | 1 day | District ofColumbia | John F. Kennedy(1961–1963) | ||
| 54 | | Dean Rusk(1909–1994) | Democratic | – | January 21, 1961 | January 20, 1969 | 7 years, 365 days | New York | |||
| Lyndon B. Johnson(1963–1969) | |||||||||||
| – | | Charles E. Bohlen(1904–1974) | Independent | – | January 20, 1969 | January 22, 1969 | 2 days | District ofColumbia | Richard Nixon(1969–1974) | ||
| 55 | | William P. Rogers(1913–2001) | Republican | – | January 22, 1969 | September 3, 1973 | 4 years, 224 days | Maryland | |||
| – | | Kenneth Rush(1910–1994) | Republican | – | September 3, 1973 | September 22, 1973 | 19 days | Florida | |||
| 56 | | Henry Kissinger(1923–2023) | Republican | 78–7 | September 22, 1973 | January 20, 1977 | 3 years, 120 days | District ofColumbia | |||
| Gerald Ford(1974–1977) | |||||||||||
| – | | Philip Habib(1920–1992) | Independent | – | January 20, 1977 | January 23, 1977 | 3 days | California | Jimmy Carter(1977–1981) | ||
| 57 | | Cyrus Vance(1917–2002) | Democratic | Voice | January 23, 1977 | April 28, 1980 | 3 years, 96 days | New York | |||
| – | | Warren Christopher(1925–2011) | Democratic | – | April 28, 1980 | May 2, 1980 | 4 days | California | |||
| – | | David D. Newsom(1918–2008) | Independent | – | May 2, 1980 | May 3, 1980 | 1 day | California | |||
| – | Richard N. Cooper(1934–2020) | Independent | – | May 3, 1980 | May 3, 1980 | 0 days | Connecticut | ||||
| – | | David D. Newsom(1918–2008) | Independent | – | May 3, 1980 | May 4, 1980 | 1 day | California | |||
| – | | Warren Christopher(1925–2011) | Democratic | – | May 4, 1980 | May 8, 1980 | 4 days | California | |||
| 58 | | Edmund Muskie(1914–1996) | Democratic | 94–2 | May 8, 1980 | January 18, 1981 | 255 days | Maine | |||
| – | | David D. Newsom(1918–2008) | Independent | – | January 18, 1981 | January 22, 1981 | 4 days | California | |||
| 59 | | Alexander Haig(1924–2010) | Republican | 93–6 | January 22, 1981 | July 5, 1982 | 1 year, 164 days | Connecticut | Ronald Reagan(1981–1989) | ||
| – | | Walter J. Stoessel Jr.(1920–1986) | Independent | – | July 5, 1982 | July 16, 1982 | 11 days | California | |||
| 60 | | George Shultz(1920–2021) | Republican | 97–0 | July 16, 1982 | January 20, 1989 | 6 years, 188 days | California | |||
| – | | Michael Armacost(1937–2025) | Independent | – | January 20, 1989 | January 25, 1989 | 5 days | Maryland | George H. W. Bush(1989–1993) | ||
| 61 | | James Baker(b. 1930) | Republican | 99–0 | January 25, 1989 | August 23, 1992 | 3 years, 211 days | Texas | |||
· List of secretaries of state by time in office
47
47
No. in office
47
Secretary
Cordell Hull
Length of service(days)
4289
Rank
1
54
54
No. in office
54
Secretary
Dean Rusk
Length of service(days)
2921
Rank
2
24
24
No. in office
24
Secretary
William H. Seward
Length of service(days)
2921
26
26
No. in office
26
Secretary
Hamilton Fish
Length of service(days)
2917
Rank
4
5
5
No. in office
5
Secretary
James Madison
Length of service(days)
2862
Rank
5
8
8
No. in office
8
Secretary
John Quincy Adams
Length of service(days)
2719
Rank
6
37
37
No. in office
37
Secretary
John Hay
Length of service(days)
2465
Rank
7
13
13
No. in office
13
Secretary
John Forsyth
Length of service(days)
2437
Rank
8
60
60
No. in office
60
Secretary
George Shultz
Length of service(days)
2380
Rank
9
52
52
No. in office
52
Secretary
John Foster Dulles
Length of service(days)
2282
Rank
10
7
7
No. in office
7
Secretary
James Monroe
Length of service(days)
2011
Rank
11
42
42
No. in office
42
Secretary
Robert Lansing
Length of service(days)
1695
Rank
12
55
55
No. in office
55
Secretary
William P. Rogers
Length of service(days)
1685
Rank
13
14/19
14/19
No. in office
14/19
Secretary
Daniel Webster
Length of service(days)
1617
Rank
14
3
3
No. in office
3
Secretary
Timothy Pickering
Length of service(days)
1614
Rank
15
45
45
No. in office
45
Secretary
Frank B. Kellogg
Length of service(days)
1484
Rank
16
28/31
28/31
No. in office
28/31
Secretary
James G. Blaine
Length of service(days)
1472
Rank
17
67
67
No. in office
67
Secretary
Hillary Clinton
Length of service(days)
1472
65
65
No. in office
65
Secretary
Colin Powell
Length of service(days)
1467
Rank
19
51
51
No. in office
51
Secretary
Dean Acheson
Length of service(days)
1460
Rank
20
21
21
No. in office
21
Secretary
William L. Marcy
Length of service(days)
1460
30
30
No. in office
30
Secretary
Thomas F. Bayard Sr.
Length of service(days)
1460
40
40
No. in office
40
Secretary
Philander C. Knox
Length of service(days)
1460
44
44
No. in office
44
Secretary
Charles Evans Hughes
Length of service(days)
1460
63
63
No. in office
63
Secretary
Warren Christopher
Length of service(days)
1458
Rank
25
64
64
No. in office
64
Secretary
Madeleine Albright
Length of service(days)
1458
17
17
No. in office
17
Secretary
James Buchanan
Length of service(days)
1458
9
9
No. in office
9
Secretary
Henry Clay
Length of service(days)
1457
Rank
28
27
27
No. in office
27
Secretary
William M. Evarts
Length of service(days)
1456
Rank
29
66
66
No. in office
66
Secretary
Condoleezza Rice
Length of service(days)
1455
Rank
30
71
71
No. in office
71
Secretary
Antony Blinken
Length of service(days)
1455
68
68
No. in office
68
Secretary
John Kerry
Length of service(days)
1449
Rank
32
46
46
No. in office
46
Secretary
Henry L. Stimson
Length of service(days)
1437
Rank
33
1
1
No. in office
1
Secretary
Thomas Jefferson
Length of service(days)
1380
Rank
34
22
22
No. in office
22
Secretary
Lewis Cass
Length of service(days)
1379
Rank
35
61
61
No. in office
61
Secretary
James Baker
Length of service(days)
1306
Rank
36
38
38
No. in office
38
Secretary
Elihu Root
Length of service(days)
1288
Rank
37
56
56
No. in office
56
Secretary
Henry Kissinger
Length of service(days)
1216
Rank
38
57
57
No. in office
57
Secretary
Cyrus Vance
Length of service(days)
1191
Rank
39
29
29
No. in office
29
Secretary
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
Length of service(days)
1173
Rank
40
70
70
No. in office
70
Secretary
Mike Pompeo
Length of service(days)
1000
Rank
41
41
41
No. in office
41
Secretary
William Jennings Bryan
Length of service(days)
826
Rank
42
33
33
No. in office
33
Secretary
Walter Q. Gresham
Length of service(days)
812
Rank
43
10
10
No. in office
10
Secretary
Martin Van Buren
Length of service(days)
786
Rank
44
6
6
No. in office
6
Secretary
Robert Smith
Length of service(days)
756
Rank
45
11
11
No. in office
11
Secretary
Edward Livingston
Length of service(days)
736
Rank
46
50
50
No. in office
50
Secretary
George C. Marshall
Length of service(days)
730
Rank
47
53
53
No. in office
53
Secretary
Christian Herter
Length of service(days)
639
Rank
48
34
34
No. in office
34
Secretary
Richard Olney
Length of service(days)
634
Rank
49
2
2
No. in office
2
Secretary
Edmund Randolph
Length of service(days)
595
Rank
50
49
49
No. in office
49
Secretary
James F. Byrnes
Length of service(days)
567
Rank
51
59
59
No. in office
59
Secretary
Alexander Haig
Length of service(days)
529
Rank
52
18
18
No. in office
18
Secretary
John M. Clayton
Length of service(days)
501
Rank
53
69
69
No. in office
69
Secretary
Rex Tillerson
Length of service(days)
423
Rank
54
35
35
No. in office
35
Secretary
John Sherman
Length of service(days)
417
Rank
55
12
12
No. in office
12
Secretary
Louis McLane
Length of service(days)
397
Rank
56
43
43
No. in office
43
Secretary
Bainbridge Colby
Length of service(days)
346
Rank
57
16
16
No. in office
16
Secretary
John C. Calhoun
Length of service(days)
343
Rank
58
72
72
No. in office
72
Secretary
Marco Rubio
Length of service(days)
286
Rank
59
4
4
No. in office
4
Secretary
John Marshall
Length of service(days)
264
Rank
60
58
58
No. in office
58
Secretary
Edmund Muskie
Length of service(days)
257
Rank
61
32
32
No. in office
32
Secretary
John W. Foster
Length of service(days)
239
Rank
62
15
15
No. in office
15
Secretary
Abel P. Upshur
Length of service(days)
219
Rank
63
48
48
No. in office
48
Secretary
Edward Stettinius Jr.
Length of service(days)
208
Rank
64
36
36
No. in office
36
Secretary
William R. Day
Length of service(days)
141
Rank
65
20
20
No. in office
20
Secretary
Edward Everett
Length of service(days)
117
Rank
66
23
23
No. in office
23
Secretary
Jeremiah S. Black
Length of service(days)
78
Rank
67
62
62
No. in office
62
Secretary
Lawrence Eagleburger
Length of service(days)
43
Rank
68
39
39
No. in office
39
Secretary
Robert Bacon
Length of service(days)
37
Rank
69
25
25
No. in office
25
Secretary
Elihu B. Washburne
Length of service(days)
11
Rank
70
| No. in office | Secretary | Length of service(days) | Rank |
| 47 | Cordell Hull | 4289 | 1 |
| 54 | Dean Rusk | 2921 | 2 |
| 24 | William H. Seward | 2921 | |
| 26 | Hamilton Fish | 2917 | 4 |
| 5 | James Madison | 2862 | 5 |
| 8 | John Quincy Adams | 2719 | 6 |
| 37 | John Hay | 2465 | 7 |
| 13 | John Forsyth | 2437 | 8 |
| 60 | George Shultz | 2380 | 9 |
| 52 | John Foster Dulles | 2282 | 10 |
| 7 | James Monroe | 2011 | 11 |
| 42 | Robert Lansing | 1695 | 12 |
| 55 | William P. Rogers | 1685 | 13 |
| 14/19 | Daniel Webster | 1617 | 14 |
| 3 | Timothy Pickering | 1614 | 15 |
| 45 | Frank B. Kellogg | 1484 | 16 |
| 28/31 | James G. Blaine | 1472 | 17 |
| 67 | Hillary Clinton | 1472 | |
| 65 | Colin Powell | 1467 | 19 |
| 51 | Dean Acheson | 1460 | 20 |
| 21 | William L. Marcy | 1460 | |
| 30 | Thomas F. Bayard Sr. | 1460 | |
| 40 | Philander C. Knox | 1460 | |
| 44 | Charles Evans Hughes | 1460 | |
| 63 | Warren Christopher | 1458 | 25 |
| 64 | Madeleine Albright | 1458 | |
| 17 | James Buchanan | 1458 | |
| 9 | Henry Clay | 1457 | 28 |
| 27 | William M. Evarts | 1456 | 29 |
| 66 | Condoleezza Rice | 1455 | 30 |
| 71 | Antony Blinken | 1455 | |
| 68 | John Kerry | 1449 | 32 |
| 46 | Henry L. Stimson | 1437 | 33 |
| 1 | Thomas Jefferson | 1380 | 34 |
| 22 | Lewis Cass | 1379 | 35 |
| 61 | James Baker | 1306 | 36 |
| 38 | Elihu Root | 1288 | 37 |
| 56 | Henry Kissinger | 1216 | 38 |
| 57 | Cyrus Vance | 1191 | 39 |
| 29 | Frederick T. Frelinghuysen | 1173 | 40 |
| 70 | Mike Pompeo | 1000 | 41 |
| 41 | William Jennings Bryan | 826 | 42 |
| 33 | Walter Q. Gresham | 812 | 43 |
| 10 | Martin Van Buren | 786 | 44 |
| 6 | Robert Smith | 756 | 45 |
| 11 | Edward Livingston | 736 | 46 |
| 50 | George C. Marshall | 730 | 47 |
| 53 | Christian Herter | 639 | 48 |
| 34 | Richard Olney | 634 | 49 |
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- Where no vote is listed, confirmation was by voice vote or otherwise unrecorded.
- As Counselor for the Department of State.
- As Under Secretary of State.
- As Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
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- As Deputy Secretary of State.
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- As Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
- As Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs.
- As Director of the Foreign Service Institute.
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