List of Secretaries of State of the United States

United States
Secretary of State

Official Seal
Incumbent
John Kerry
since February 1, 2013
United States Department of State
Appointer President of United States
Inaugural holder Thomas Jefferson
Formation July 27, 1789
Succession Fourth
Website www.state.gov

This is a list of Secretaries of State of the United States.

Secretaries of Foreign Affairs (1781–1789)

List of Secretaries of State

Parties
Status
  Denotes acting Secretary of State
No. Portrait Name State of residence Took office Left office President(s)
- John Jay[A]
(acting)		 New York September 26, 1789 March 22, 1790 George Washington
1 Thomas Jefferson[M] Virginia March 22, 1790 December 31, 1793
2 Edmund J. Randolph Virginia January 2, 1794 August 20, 1795
3 Timothy Pickering Massachusetts August 20, 1795 December 10, 1795[B]
December 10, 1795 March 4, 1797
March 4, 1797 May 12, 1800 John Adams
- Charles Lee[C]
(acting)		 Virginia May 13, 1800 June 5, 1800
4 John Marshall Virginia June 13, 1800 March 4, 1801
- Levi Lincoln, Sr.[C]
(acting)		 Massachusetts March 5, 1801 May 1, 1801 Thomas Jefferson
5 James Madison[M] Virginia May 2, 1801 March 3, 1809
6 Robert Smith Maryland March 6, 1809 April 1, 1811 James Madison
7 James Monroe[M] Virginia April 2, 1811 September 30, 1814
September 30, 1814 February 28, 1815[B]
February 28, 1815 March 3, 1817
- John Graham
(acting)		 Kentucky March 4, 1817 March 9, 1817 James Monroe
- Richard Rush[C]
(acting)		 Pennsylvania March 10, 1817 September 22, 1817
8 John Quincy Adams[M] Massachusetts September 22, 1817 March 3, 1825
- Daniel Brent
(acting)		 March 4, 1825 March 7, 1825 John Quincy Adams
9 Henry Clay Kentucky March 7, 1825 March 3, 1829
- James A. Hamilton
(acting)		 New York March 4, 1829 March 27, 1829 Andrew Jackson
10 Martin Van Buren[M] New York March 28, 1829 May 23, 1831
11 Edward Livingston Louisiana May 24, 1831 May 29, 1833
12 Louis McLane Delaware May 29, 1833 June 30, 1834
13 John Forsyth Georgia July 1, 1834 March 4, 1837
March 4, 1837 March 3, 1841 Martin Van Buren
- Jacob L. Martin
(acting)		 March 4, 1841 March 5, 1841 William Harrison
14 Daniel Webster Massachusetts March 6, 1841 April 4, 1841
April 8, 1841 May 8, 1843 John Tyler
- Hugh S. Legaré
(acting)		 South Carolina May 9, 1843 June 20, 1843
- William S. Derrick
(acting)		 June 21, 1843 June 23, 1843
15 Abel P. Upshur Virginia June 24, 1843 July 23, 1843[D]
July 24, 1843 February 28, 1844
- John Nelson[C]
(acting)		 Maryland February 29, 1844 March 31, 1844
16 John C. Calhoun South Carolina April 1, 1844 March 10, 1845[E]
17 James Buchanan[M] Pennsylvania March 10, 1845 March 7, 1849[E] James K. Polk[E]
18 John M. Clayton Delaware March 8, 1849 July 9, 1850 Zachary Taylor
July 9, 1850 July 22, 1850 Millard Fillmore
19 Daniel Webster Massachusetts July 23, 1850 October 24, 1852
- Charles M. Conrad[B]
(acting)		 Louisiana October 25, 1852 November 5, 1852
20 Edward Everett Massachusetts November 6, 1852 March 3, 1853
- William Hunter[F]
(acting)		 Rhode Island March 4, 1853 March 7, 1853 Franklin Pierce
21 William L. Marcy New York March 7, 1853 March 6, 1857[E]
22 Lewis Cass Michigan March 6, 1857 December 14, 1860 James Buchanan
- William Hunter
(acting)		 Rhode Island December 15, 1860 December 16, 1860
23 Jeremiah S. Black Pennsylvania December 17, 1860 March 5, 1861[E]
24 William H. Seward New York March 5, 1861 April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln
April 15, 1865 March 4, 1869 Andrew Johnson
25 Elihu B. Washburne Illinois March 5, 1869 March 16, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant
26 Hamilton Fish New York March 17, 1869 March 4, 1877
March 4, 1877 March 12, 1877[E] Rutherford B. Hayes[E]
27 William M. Evarts New York March 12, 1877 March 7, 1881
28 James G. Blaine Maine March 7, 1881 September 19, 1881 James A. Garfield
September 19, 1881 December 19, 1881 Chester A. Arthur
29 Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen New Jersey December 19, 1881 March 6, 1885[E]
30 Thomas F. Bayard Delaware March 7, 1885 March 6, 1889 Grover Cleveland[E]
31 James G. Blaine Maine March 7, 1889 June 4, 1892 Benjamin Harrison
- William F. Wharton[G]
(acting)		 Massachusetts June 4, 1892 June 29, 1892
32 John W. Foster Indiana June 29, 1892 February 23, 1893
- William F. Wharton[G]
(acting)		 Massachusetts February 24, 1893 March 6, 1893
Grover Cleveland
33 Walter Q. Gresham Indiana March 7, 1893 May 28, 1895
- Edwin F. Uhl[G]
(acting)		 Michigan May 28, 1895 June 9, 1895
34 Richard Olney Massachusetts June 10, 1895 March 5, 1897[E]
35 John Sherman Ohio March 6, 1897 April 27, 1898 William McKinley
36 William R. Day Ohio April 28, 1898 September 16, 1898
- Alvey A. Adee[H]
(acting)		 New York September 17, 1898 September 29, 1898
37 John Hay District of Columbia September 30, 1898 September 14, 1901
September 14, 1901 July 1, 1905 Theodore Roosevelt
- Francis B. Loomis[G]
(acting)		 Ohio July 1, 1905 July 18, 1905
38 Elihu Root New York July 19, 1905 January 27, 1909
39 Robert Bacon New York January 27, 1909 March 5, 1909[E]
40 Philander C. Knox Pennsylvania March 6, 1909 March 5, 1913 William Howard Taft[E]
41 William Jennings Bryan Nebraska March 5, 1913 June 9, 1915 Woodrow Wilson
42 Robert Lansing New York June 9, 1915 June 23, 1915
June 24, 1915 February 13, 1920
- Frank Polk[I]
(acting)		 New York February 14, 1920 March 12, 1920
43 Bainbridge Colby New York March 23, 1920 March 4, 1921
44 Charles Evans Hughes New York March 5, 1921 August 2, 1923 Warren G. Harding
August 2, 1923 March 4, 1925 Calvin Coolidge
45 Frank B. Kellogg Minnesota March 5, 1925 March 4, 1929
March 4, 1929 March 28, 1929 Herbert Hoover
46 Henry L. Stimson New York March 28, 1929 March 4, 1933
47 Cordell Hull Tennessee March 4, 1933 November 30, 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt
48 Edward Stettinius, Jr. Virginia December 1, 1944 April 12, 1945
April 12, 1945 June 27, 1945 Harry S. Truman
- Joseph Grew[I]
(acting)		 New Hampshire June 28, 1945 July 3, 1945
49 James F. Byrnes South Carolina July 3, 1945 January 21, 1947
50 George C. Marshall Pennsylvania January 21, 1947 January 20, 1949
51 Dean Acheson Connecticut January 21, 1949 January 20, 1953
- Harrison F. Matthews Maryland January 20, 1953 January 21, 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower
52 John Foster Dulles New York January 21, 1953 April 22, 1959
53 Christian Herter Massachusetts April 22, 1959 January 20, 1961
- Livingston T. Merchant
(acting)		 District of Columbia January 20, 1961 January 21, 1961 John F. Kennedy
54 Dean Rusk New York January 21, 1961 November 22, 1963
November 22, 1963 January 20, 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
- Charles E. Bohlen
(acting)		 Washington, DC January 20, 1969 January 22, 1969 Richard Nixon
55 William P. Rogers Maryland January 22, 1969 September 3, 1973
- Kenneth Rush
(acting)		 Florida September 3, 1973 September 22, 1973
56 Henry Kissinger District of Columbia September 22, 1973 August 9, 1974
August 9, 1974 January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
- Philip Habib
(acting)		 California January 20, 1977 January 23, 1977 Jimmy Carter
57 Cyrus Vance West Virginia January 23, 1977 April 28, 1980
- Warren Christopher[K][1]
(acting)		 California April 28, 1980 May 2, 1980
- David D. Newsom[L][1]
(acting)		 May 2, 1980 May 3, 1980
- Richard N. Cooper[N][1]
(acting)		 May 3, 1980
- David D. Newsom[L][1]
(acting)		 May 3, 1980 May 4, 1980
- Warren Christopher[K][1]
(acting)		 California May 4, 1980 May 8, 1980
58 Edmund Muskie Maine May 8, 1980 January 20, 1981
59 Alexander Haig Connecticut January 22, 1981 July 5, 1982 Ronald Reagan
- Walter John Stoessel, Jr.[K]
(acting)		 California July 5, 1982 July 16, 1982
60 George P. Shultz California July 16, 1982 January 20, 1989
- Michael Armacost[L]
(acting)		 Maryland January 20, 1989 January 25, 1989 George H. W. Bush
61 James Baker Texas January 25, 1989 August 23, 1992
62 Lawrence Eagleburger Wisconsin August 23, 1992 December 8, 1992[K]
December 8, 1992 January 20, 1993
- Arnold Kanter[L][2]
(acting)		 Virginia January 20, 1993 Bill Clinton
- Frank G. Wisner[O][2]
(acting)		 January 20, 1993
63 Warren Christopher California January 20, 1993 January 17, 1997
64 Madeleine Albright District of Columbia January 23, 1997 January 20, 2001
65 Colin Powell Virginia January 20, 2001 January 26, 2005 George W. Bush
66 Condoleezza Rice California January 26, 2005 January 20, 2009
- William Joseph Burns
(acting)		 District of Columbia January 20, 2009 January 21, 2009 Barack Obama
67 Hillary Clinton New York January 21, 2009 February 1, 2013
68 John Kerry Massachusetts February 1, 2013 Incumbent

List of Secretaries of State by time in office

11 years, 271 days
Cordell Hull from 1933 to 1944
7 years, 364 days
Dean Rusk from 1961 to 1969
7 years, 364 days
William H. Seward from 1861 to 1869
43 days
Lawrence Eagleburger from 1992 to 1993
37 days
Robert Bacon in 1909
11 days
Elihu B. Washburne in 1869

This is a list of United States Secretaries of State by time in office. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.

Cordell Hull is the only person to have served as Secretary of State for more than 8 years. Daniel Webster and James G. Blaine are the only Secretaries of State to have ever served non-consecutive terms. Elihu B. Washburne served as Secretary of State for less than two weeks before becoming Ambassador to France.

# in office Secretary Length of service
(days)		 Rank
47 Hull, CordellCordell Hull 4289 1
54 Rusk, DeanDean Rusk 2921 2
24 Seward, William H.William H. Seward 2921
8 Adams, John QuincyJohn Quincy Adams 2920 4
26 Fish, HamiltonHamilton Fish 2917 5
5 Madison, JamesJames Madison 2862 6
37 Hay, JohnJohn Hay 2465 7
13 Forsyth, JohnJohn Forsyth 2437 8
60 Shultz, George P.George P. Shultz 2380 9
52 Dulles, John FosterJohn Foster Dulles 2282 10
7 Monroe, JamesJames Monroe 2011 11
42 Lansing, RobertRobert Lansing 1695 12
55 Rogers, William P.William P. Rogers 1685 13
14/19 Webster, DanielDaniel Webster 1617 14
3 Pickering, TimothyTimothy Pickering 1614 15
45 Kellogg, Frank B.Frank B. Kellogg 1484 16
28/31 Blaine, James G.James G. Blaine 1472 17
67 Clinton, HillaryHillary Clinton 1472
65 Powell, ColinColin Powell 1467 19
51 Acheson, DeanDean Acheson 1460 20
21 Marcy, William L.William L. Marcy 1460
30 Bayard, Sr., Thomas F.Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. 1460
40 Knox, Philander C.Philander C. Knox 1460
44 Hughes, Charles EvansCharles Evans Hughes 1460
63 Christopher, WarrenWarren Christopher 1458 25
64 Albright, MadeleineMadeleine Albright 1458
17 Buchanan, JamesJames Buchanan 1458
9 Clay, HenryHenry Clay 1457 28
27 Evarts, William M.William M. Evarts 1456 29
66 Rice, CondoleezzaCondoleezza Rice 1455 30
46 Stimson, Henry L.Henry L. Stimson 1437 31
1 Jefferson, ThomasThomas Jefferson 1380 32
22 Cass, LewisLewis Cass 1379 33
61 Baker, JamesJames Baker 1306 34
38 Root, ElihuElihu Root 1288 35
56 Kissinger, HenryHenry Kissinger 1216 36
57 Vance, CyrusCyrus Vance 1191 37
29 Frelinghuysen, Frederick T.Frederick T. Frelinghuysen 1173 38
68 Kerry, JohnJohn Kerry 1092 39
41 Bryan, William JenningsWilliam Jennings Bryan 826 40
33 Gresham, Walter Q.Walter Q. Gresham 812 41
10 Van Buren, MartinMartin Van Buren 786 42
6 Smith, RobertRobert Smith 756 43
11 Livingston, EdwardEdward Livingston 736 44
50 Marshall, GeorgeGeorge Marshall 730 45
53 Herter, ChristianChristian Herter 639 46
34 Olney, RichardRichard Olney 634 47
2 Randolph, EdmundEdmund Randolph 595 48
49 Byrnes, James F.James F. Byrnes 567 49
59 Haig, AlexanderAlexander Haig 529 50
18 Clayton, John M.John M. Clayton 501 51
35 Sherman, JohnJohn Sherman 417 52
12 Maclane, LouisLouis McLane 397 53
43 Colby, BainbridgeBainbridge Colby 346 54
16 Calhoun, John C.John C. Calhoun 343 55
4 Marshall, JohnJohn Marshall 264 56
58 Muskie, EdmundEdmund Muskie 257 57
32 Foster, John W.John W. Foster 239 58
15 Upshur, Abel P.Abel P. Upshur 219 59
48 Stettinus, EdwardEdward Stettinius, Jr. 208 60
36 Day, William R.William R. Day 141 61
20 Everett, EdwardEdward Everett 117 62
23 Black, Jeremiah S.Jeremiah S. Black 78 63
62 Eagleburger, LawrenceLawrence Eagleburger 43 64
39 Bacon, RobertRobert Bacon 37 65
25 Washburne, Elihu B.Elihu B. Washburne 11 66

Living former Secretaries of State

As of January 2016, there are seven living former Secretaries of State, the oldest being George P. Shultz (1982–1989, born 1920). The most recent Secretary of State to die was Lawrence Eagleburger (1992–1993), on June 4, 2011.

NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Henry Kissinger 1973–1977 May 27, 1923
George P. Shultz 1982–1989 December 13, 1920
James Baker 1989–1992 April 28, 1930
Madeleine Albright 1997–2001 May 15, 1937
Colin Powell 2001–2005 April 5, 1937
Condoleezza Rice 2005–2009 November 14, 1954
Hillary Clinton 2009–2013 October 26, 1947

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