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rdfs:label	United States Secretary of State
rdfs:comment	The Secretary of State is a senior official in the Federal Government of the United States of America heading the Department of State, principally concerned with foreign affairs and is considered to be the U.S. equivalent of a foreign minister. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is a member of the President's Cabinet, the National Security Council, and is the highest-ranking appointed executive branch official both in the presidential line of succession and the order of precedence.
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incumbentsince	2013
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foaf:homepage	http://www.state.gov/
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Formation	1789-07-27
appointer	The President
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Incumbent	Catherine Durant
Status	Alive
Role	Secretary of State U.S. Senator From Louisiana 2001-2013
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Caption	Incumbent
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reports to	The President
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Profession	United States Secretary of State
termlength	No fixed term
Fullname	Catherine Durrant
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Succession	Fourth
appointer qualified	with Senate advice and consent
abstract	The Secretary of State is a senior official in the Federal Government of the United States of America heading the Department of State, principally concerned with foreign affairs and is considered to be the U.S. equivalent of a foreign minister. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is a member of the President's Cabinet, the National Security Council, and is the highest-ranking appointed executive branch official both in the presidential line of succession and the order of precedence. The Secretary of State along with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are generally regarded as the four most important cabinet members because of the importance of their respective departments. Secretary of State is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule and thus earns the salary prescribed for that level. The current Secretary of State is Catherine Durant, the 68th person to hold the office since its creation in 1789.