Question: he served as secretary of the treasury while washington was in office
Answer: The Washington Cabinet Office Name Term President George Washington 1789 -- 1797 Vice President John Adams 1789 -- 1797 Secretary of Foreign Affairs John Jay 1789 Secretary of State John Jay 1789 -- 1790 Thomas Jefferson 1790 -- 1793 Edmund Randolph 1794 -- 1795 Timothy Pickering 1795 -- 1797 Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton 1789 -- 1795 Oliver Wolcott Jr .