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The Confederate States Secretary of State is the head of the Confederate States State Department, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence.

Secretaries of State[]

  Denotes acting Secretary of State


# Picture Name Home State Began Service Ended Service President(s) served under
1 Toombs Robert Toombs Georgia February 25, 1861 July 25, 1861 Jefferson Davis
2 Hunter Robert M.T. Hunter Virginia July 25, 1861 February 22, 1862 Jefferson Davis
Vacant February 22, 1862 March 7, 1862 Jefferson Davis
Browne William M. Browne Georgia March 7, 1862 March 18, 1862 Jefferson Davis
3 Benjamin Judah P. Benjamin Louisiana March 18, 1862 February 21, 1874 Jefferson Davis
John C. Breckinridge
4 Reily James Reily Texas February 22, 1874 February 21, 1880 John H. Reagan
5 Lamar Lucius Q.C. Lamar Mississippi February 22, 1880 February 21, 1886 Jabez Curry
6 Vance Zebulon B. Vance North Carolina February 22, 1886 February 21, 1892 James Longstreet
7 Trescot William H. Trescot South Carolina February 22, 1892 February 21, 1898 Fitzhugh Lee
8 Blackburn Joseph C.S. Blackburn Kentucky February 22, 1898 February 21, 1904 Clifton R. Breckinridge
9 Bacon Augustus O. Bacon Georgia February 22, 1904 February 21, 1910 Furnifold Simmons
10 Daniels Josephus Daniels North Carolina February 22, 1910 February 21, 1916 Woodrow Wilson
11 Stone William J. Stone Missouri February 22, 1916 April 14, 1918D Champ Clark
12 Dickinson2 Jacob M. Dickinson Tennessee April 14, 1918 December 10, 1919 Champ Clark
Carter Glass
December 10, 1919 February 22, 1922
13 Overman2 Lee S. Overman North Carolina February 22, 1922 February 21, 1928 Carter Glass
14 NDavis Norman H. Davis Tennessee February 22, 1928 February 21, 1934 Joseph T. Robinson
15 Connally Thomas T. Connally Texas February 21, 1934 February 22, 1940 John N. Garner
16 Hull Cordell Hull Tennessee February 21, 1940 February 22, 1946 James F. Byrnes
17 Stettinius Edward Stettinius, Jr. Virginia February 22, 1946 October 31, 1949 D Harry S. Truman
Jeffcaffery Jefferson Caffery Louisiana October 31, 1949 April 10, 1950 Harry S. Truman
18 Marshall George C. Marshall, Jr. Virginia April 10, 1950 February 21, 1952 Harry S. Truman
19 Richards James P. Richards South Carolina February 21, 1952 February 22, 1958 Strom Thurmond
20 Rusk Dean Rusk Georgia February 21, 1958 February 22, 1970 Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
21 Westmoreland William Westmoreland South Carolina February 21, 1970 February 22, 1976 George C. Wallace
22 Young Andrew J. Young Georgia February 21, 1976 February 22, 1982 Jimmy Carter
23 Kirkpatrick Jeane Kirkpatrick Oklahoma February 21, 1982 February 22, 1988 John B. Connally
24 Tower John Tower Texas February 21, 1988 February 22, 1994 Howard H. Baker, Jr.
25 Richardson Bill Richardson New Mexico February 21, 1994 February 22, 2000 Bill Clinton
26 Rice Condoleeza Rice Alabama February 21, 2000 February 22, 2006 John McCain
27 Hillary Hillary Clinton Virginia February 22, 2006 February 21, 2012 John Edwards
28 Jim DeMint Jim Demint South Carolina February 22, 2012 Incumbent Rick Perry

Notes[]

  • D Died in office of natural causes.
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