List of secretaries of state of the United States

This is a list of people who served as the United States secretary of state.

 List of secretaries of state 

SecretaryPartyTerm of officePresident(s)PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm–155x155pxJohn JayFederalist–September 15, 1789March 22, 1790New YorkGeorge Washington1147x147pxThomas JeffersonDemocratic-
Republican–March 22, 1790December 31, 1793Virginia2146x146pxEdmund RandolphFederalist–January 2, 1794August 20, 1795Virginia3146x146pxTimothy PickeringFederalist–August 20, 1795December 10, 1795PennsylvaniaDecember 10, 1795May 12, 1800John Adams–152x152pxCharles LeeFederalist–May 13, 1800June 5, 1800Virginia4149x149pxJohn MarshallFederalist–June 13, 1800February 4, 1801VirginiaFebruary 4, 1801March 4, 1801–143x143pxLevi Lincoln Sr.Democratic-
Republican–March 5, 1801May 1, 1801MassachusettsThomas Jefferson5146x146pxJames MadisonDemocratic-
Republican–May 2, 1801March 3, 1809Virginia6154x154pxRobert SmithDemocratic-
Republican–March 6, 1809April 1, 1811MarylandJames Madison7144x144pxJames MonroeDemocratic-
Republican30–0April 2, 1811September 30, 1814VirginiaOctober 1, 1814February 28, 1815February 28, 1815March 3, 1817–John GrahamDemocratic-
Republican–March 4, 1817March 9, 1817KentuckyJames Monroe–134x134pxRichard RushFederalist–March 10, 1817September 22, 1817Pennsylvania8156x156pxJohn Quincy AdamsDemocratic-
Republican29–1September 22, 1817March 3, 1825Massachusetts–Daniel BrentDemocratic-
Republican–March 4, 1825March 7, 1825VirginiaJohn Quincy
Adams9146x146pxHenry ClayDemocratic-
Republican27–14March 7, 1825March 3, 1829KentuckyNational
Republican–149x149pxJames Alexander
HamiltonDemocratic–March 4, 1829March 27, 1829New YorkAndrew Jackson10162x162pxMartin Van BurenDemocratic25–7March 28, 1829May 23, 1831New York11144x144pxEdward LivingstonDemocratic–May 24, 1831May 29, 1833Louisiana12150x150pxLouis McLaneDemocraticMay 29, 1833June 30, 1834Delaware13144x144pxJohn ForsythDemocratic–July 1, 1834March 3, 1841GeorgiaMartin Van Buren–Jacob L. Martin––March 4, 1841March 5, 1841District of
ColumbiaWilliam Henry
Harrison14156x156pxDaniel WebsterWhig–March 6, 1841May 8, 1843MassachusettsJohn Tyler–154x154pxHugh S. LegaréDemocratic–May 9, 1843June 20, 1843South Carolina–William S. Derrick––June 21, 1843June 23, 1843Pennsylvania15146x146pxAbel P. UpshurWhig–June 24, 1843July 23, 1843VirginiaJuly 24, 1843February 28, 1844–165x165pxJohn NelsonWhig–February 29, 1844March 31, 1844Maryland16148x148pxJohn C. CalhounDemocratic–April 1, 1844March 10, 1845South Carolina17150x150pxJames BuchananDemocratic–March 10, 1845March 7, 1849PennsylvaniaJames K. Polk18144x144pxJohn M. ClaytonWhig–March 8, 1849July 22, 1850DelawareZachary TaylorMillard Fillmore19156x156pxDaniel WebsterWhig–July 23, 1850October 24, 1852Massachusetts–160x160pxCharles Magill ConradWhig–October 25, 1852November 5, 1852Louisiana20147x147pxEdward EverettWhig–November 6, 1852March 3, 1853Massachusetts–184x184pxWilliam Hunter––March 4, 1853March 7, 1853Rhode IslandFranklin Pierce21158x158pxWilliam L. MarcyDemocratic–March 7, 1853March 6, 1857New York22149x149pxLewis CassDemocratic–March 6, 1857December 14, 1860MichiganJames Buchanan–184x184pxWilliam Hunter––December 15, 1860December 16, 1860Rhode Island23155x155pxJeremiah S. BlackDemocratic–December 17, 1860March 5, 1861New York24168x168pxWilliam H. SewardRepublican–March 5, 1861March 4, 1869New YorkAbraham LincolnAndrew Johnson25157x157pxElihu B. WashburneRepublican–March 5, 1869March 16, 1869IllinoisUlysses S. Grant26165x165pxHamilton FishRepublican–March 17, 1869March 12, 1877New York27157x157pxWilliam M. EvartsRepublican44–2March 12, 1877March 7, 1881New YorkRutherford B.
Hayes28143x143pxJames G. BlaineRepublican–March 7, 1881December 19, 1881MaineJames A.
GarfieldChester A.
Arthur29155x155pxFrederick Theodore FrelinghuysenRepublican–December 19, 1881March 6, 1885New Jersey30150x150pxThomas F. BayardDemocratic–March 7, 1885March 6, 1889DelawareGrover Cleveland31143x143pxJames G. BlaineRepublican–March 7, 1889June 4, 1892MaineBenjamin Harrison–173x173pxWilliam F. WhartonRepublican–June 4, 1892June 29, 1892Massachusetts32160x160pxJohn W. FosterRepublican–June 29, 1892February 23, 1893Indiana–173x173pxWilliam F. WhartonRepublican–February 24, 1893March 6, 1893MassachusettsGrover Cleveland33143x143pxWalter Q. GreshamDemocratic–March 7, 1893May 28, 1895Illinois–121x121pxEdwin F. UhlDemocratic–May 28, 1895June 9, 1895Michigan34150x150pxRichard OlneyDemocratic–June 10, 1895March 5, 1897Massachusetts35153x153pxJohn ShermanRepublican–March 6, 1897April 27, 1898OhioWilliam McKinley36145x145pxWilliam R. DayRepublican–April 28, 1898September 16, 1898Ohio–175x175pxAlvey A. AdeeIndependent–September 17, 1898September 29, 1898New York37182x182pxJohn HayRepublican–September 30, 1898July 1, 1905District of
ColumbiaTheodore Roosevelt–160x160pxFrancis B. LoomisRepublican–July 1, 1905July 18, 1905Ohio38136x136pxElihu RootRepublican–July 19, 1905January 27, 1909New York39157x157pxRobert BaconRepublican–January 27, 1909March 5, 1909New York40181x181pxPhilander C. KnoxRepublican–March 6, 1909March 5, 1913PennsylvaniaWilliam Howard Taft41151x151pxWilliam
Jennings BryanDemocratic–March 5, 1913June 9, 1915NebraskaWoodrow Wilson42155x155pxRobert LansingDemocratic–June 9, 1915June 24, 1915New YorkJune 24, 1915February 13, 1920–161x161pxFrank PolkDemocratic–February 14, 1920March 14, 1920New York43169x169pxBainbridge ColbyDemocratic–March 23, 1920March 4, 1921New York44153x153pxCharles Evans
HughesRepublican–March 5, 1921March 4, 1925New YorkWarren G.
HardingCalvin Coolidge45140x140pxFrank B. KelloggRepublican–March 5, 1925March 28, 1929MinnesotaHerbert Hoover46173x173pxHenry L. StimsonRepublican–March 28, 1929March 4, 1933New York47162x162pxCordell HullDemocratic–March 4, 1933November 30, 1944TennesseeFranklin D.
Roosevelt48147x147pxEdward Stettinius Jr.Democratic68–1December 1, 1944June 27, 1945VirginiaHarry S. Truman–159x159pxJoseph GrewIndependent–June 28, 1945July 3, 1945New Hampshire49158x158pxJames F. ByrnesDemocratic–July 3, 1945January 21, 1947South Carolina50153x153pxGeorge C. MarshallIndependent–January 21, 1947January 20, 1949Pennsylvania51160x160pxDean AchesonDemocratic83–6January 21, 1949January 20, 1953Maryland–161x161pxH. Freeman
MatthewsIndependent–January 20, 1953January 21, 1953MarylandDwight D.
Eisenhower52152x152pxJohn Foster DullesRepublican–January 21, 1953April 22, 1959New York53158x158pxChristian HerterRepublican93–0April 22, 1959January 20, 1961Massachusetts–155x155pxLivingston T.
MerchantIndependent–January 20, 1961January 21, 1961District of
ColumbiaJohn F.
Kennedy54150x150pxDean RuskDemocratic–January 21, 1961January 20, 1969New YorkLyndon B.
Johnson–153x153pxCharles E. BohlenIndependent–January 20, 1969January 22, 1969District of
ColumbiaRichard Nixon55148x148pxWilliam P. RogersRepublican–January 22, 1969September 3, 1973Maryland–153x153pxKenneth RushRepublican–September 3, 1973September 22, 1973Florida56148x148pxHenry KissingerRepublican78–7September 22, 1973January 20, 1977District of
ColumbiaGerald Ford–125x125pxPhilip HabibIndependent–January 20, 1977January 23, 1977CaliforniaJimmy Carter57173x173pxCyrus VanceDemocraticVoiceJanuary 23, 1977April 28, 1980New York–155x155pxWarren ChristopherDemocratic–April 28, 1980May 2, 1980California–147x147pxDavid D. NewsomIndependent–May 2, 1980May 3, 1980California–Richard N. CooperIndependent–May 3, 1980Connecticut–147x147pxDavid D. NewsomIndependent–May 3, 1980May 4, 1980California–155x155pxWarren ChristopherDemocratic–May 4, 1980May 8, 1980California58 Edmund MuskieDemocratic94–2May 8, 1980January 18, 1981Maine–147x147pxDavid D. NewsomIndependent–January 18, 1981January 22, 1981California59164x164pxAlexander HaigRepublican93–6January 22, 1981July 5, 1982ConnecticutRonald Reagan–151x151pxWalter J. Stoessel Jr.Independent–July 5, 1982July 16, 1982California60159x159pxGeorge ShultzRepublican97–0July 16, 1982January 20, 1989California–164x164pxMichael ArmacostIndependent–January 20, 1989January 25, 1989MarylandGeorge H. W. Bush61136x136pxJames BakerRepublican99–0January 25, 1989August 23, 1992Texas62158x158pxLawrence EagleburgerRepublican–August 23, 1992December 8, 1992FloridaRecessDecember 8, 1992January 20, 1993–Arnold KanterIndependent–January 20, 1993District of
Columbia–125x125pxFrank G. WisnerIndependent–January 20, 1993District of
ColumbiaBill Clinton63155x155pxWarren ChristopherDemocraticVoiceJanuary 20, 1993January 17, 1997California64134x134pxMadeleine AlbrightDemocratic99–0January 23, 1997January 20, 2001District of
Columbia65150x150pxColin PowellRepublicanVoiceJanuary 20, 2001January 26, 2005VirginiaGeorge W. Bush66150x150pxCondoleezza RiceRepublican85–13January 26, 2005January 20, 2009California–181x181pxWilliam J. BurnsIndependent–January 20, 2009January 21, 2009District of
ColumbiaBarack Obama67150x150pxHillary ClintonDemocratic94–2January 21, 2009February 1, 2013New York68152x152pxJohn KerryDemocratic94–3February 1, 2013January 20, 2017Massachusetts–150x150pxThomas A.
Shannon Jr.Republican–January 20, 2017February 1, 2017MinnesotaDonald Trump69150x150pxRex TillersonRepublican55–43February 1, 2017March 31, 2018Texas–150x150pxJohn J. SullivanRepublican–April 1, 2018April 26, 2018Massachusetts70150x150pxMike PompeoRepublican57–42April 26, 2018January 20, 2021Kansas–150x150pxDaniel Bennett SmithIndependent–January 20, 2021January 26, 2021VirginiaJoe Biden71150x150pxAntony BlinkenDemocratic78–22January 26, 2021IncumbentNew York

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