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U.S. Secretaries of State
U.S. secretaries of state, their tenure dates, and the presidents they served.
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| ID | Number | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 63 | Warren Christopher | 1993 | 1997 | Bill Clinton |
| 64 | 64 | Madeleine Albright | 1997 | 2001 | Bill Clinton |
| 65 | 65 | Colin Powell | 2001 | 2005 | George W. Bush |
| 66 | 66 | Condoleezza Rice | 2005 | 2009 | George W. Bush |
| 67 | 67 | Hillary Clinton | 2009 | 2013 | Barack Obama |
| 68 | 68 | John Kerry | 2013 | 2017 | Barack Obama |
| 69 | 69 | Rex Tillerson | 2017 | 2018 | Donald Trump |
| 70 | 70 | Mike Pompeo | 2018 | 2021 | Donald Trump |
| 71 | 71 | Antony Blinken | 2021 | 2025 | Joe Biden |
| 72 | 72 | Marco Rubio | 2025 | 0 | Donald Trump |
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Last checked against sources: October 15, 2026.
Last changed: July 19, 2026. This is when we last changed the data or its description. It doesn’t mean the data runs up to that date.
- Wikipedia: List of secretaries of state of the United States (used with permission)
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