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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thomas Jefferson | 1790 | 1793 | George Washington |
| 2 | 2 | Edmund Randolph | 1794 | 1795 | George Washington |
| 3 | 3 | Timothy Pickering | 1795 | 1800 | George Washington and John Adams |
| 4 | 4 | John Marshall | 1800 | 1801 | John Adams |
| 5 | 5 | James Madison | 1801 | 1809 | Thomas Jefferson |
| 6 | 6 | Robert Smith | 1809 | 1811 | James Madison |
| 7 | 7 | James Monroe | 1811 | 1817 | James Madison |
| 8 | 8 | John Quincy Adams | 1817 | 1825 | James Monroe |
| 9 | 9 | Henry Clay | 1825 | 1829 | John Quincy Adams |
| 10 | 10 | Martin Van Buren | 1829 | 1831 | Andrew Jackson |
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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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