List of United States Secretaries of State
| United States Secretary of State |
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| United States Department of State | |
| Appointer | President of United States |
| Inaugural holder |
John Jay (acting Thomas Jefferson |
| Formation | July 27, 1789 |
| Succession | Fourth |
| Website | www.state.gov |
This is a list of Secretaries of State of the United States.
This is a list of United States Secretaries of State by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.
Cordell Hull is the only person to have served as Secretary of State for more than eight years. Daniel Webster and James G. Blaine are the only Secretaries of State to have ever served non-consecutive terms. Elihu B. Washburne served as Secretary of State for less than two weeks before becoming Ambassador to France.
As of March 2017, there are eight living former Secretaries of State, the oldest being George P. Shultz (served 1982–1989, born 1920). The most recent Secretary of State to die was Lawrence Eagleburger (served 1992–1993, born 1930), on June 4, 2011.
Henry Kissinger
served 1973–1977, born May 27, 1923 (age 93)
George P. Shultz
served 1982–1989, born December 13, 1920 (age 96)
James Baker
served 1989–1992, born April 28, 1930 (age 86)
Madeleine Albright
served 1997–2001, born May 15, 1937 (age 79)
Colin Powell
served 2001–2005, born April 5, 1937 (age 79)
Condoleezza Rice
served 2005–2009, born November 14, 1954 (age 62)
Hillary Clinton
served 2009–2013, born October 26, 1947 (age 69)
John Kerry
served 2013–2017, born December 11, 1943 (age 73)
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