Who is sec of state?

The Secretary of State is a senior official of the federal government of the United States of America, and as head of the U.S. Department of State, is principally concerned with foreign policy and is considered to be the U.S. government's equivalent of a Minister for Foreign Affairs. read more

Michael R. Pompeo was sworn in as the 70th U.S. Secretary of State on April 26, 2018. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. read more

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks as Antonio Guterres, left, Secretary-General of the United Nations, listens during a United Nations Security Council meeting about the proliferation of nuclear weapons in North Korea at United Nations headquarters in New York on April 28, 2017. read more