Stephen F. Austin: Stephen F. Austin, commonly referred to as the father of Texas, served as Texas Secretary of State in 1836. After attending school in Connecticut and Kentucky, Austin returned to his family in Missouri. In 1821, Austin traveled to San Antonio to recruit United States citizens to settle in Texas.
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Alexander Hamilton (1789 - 1795) Page Content. At the inauguration of the constitutional government in 1789 Alexander Hamilton (1757- 1804), George Washington's former military aide and a renowned financier, was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury and thus he became the architect of the structure of the Department.
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By Peter Grier, Staff writer May 2, 2013. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Washington on Thursday. Henry Kissinger, who was also secretary of State, paid Mrs. Clinton lots of compliments and noted that in US history, 'at least four' secretaries of State have risen to the presidency.
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Alexander Hamilton (1789 - 1795) At the inauguration of the constitutional government in 1789 Alexander Hamilton (1757- 1804), George Washington's former military aide and a renowned financier, was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury and thus he became the architect of the structure of the Department. Sec.
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After Texas won independence from Mexico in 1836, the newly elected President of the Texas Republic, Sam Houston, appointed Austin Secretary of State. Austin served as Secretary of State for only three months. He died of pneumonia while in office in December 1836 at the age of 43.
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At fourteen he was secretary to t... Madam Secretary: A Memoir by Madeleine Albright. When she was nominated by President Bill Clinton to be his Secretary of State, Madelein Albright became the highest-ranking woman in American history ...
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In September, 1789, Congress changed the name of the Department of Foreign Affairs to the Department of State.
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Secretaries of State. The First Congress created the position of Secretary of State in July 1789, as the principal officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Thus Thomas Jefferson served as the nation’s first secretary of State before becoming its third president. Jefferson’s secretary of State was James Madison, who was the fourth US president. Madison’s secretary of State was James Monroe, who became the fifth president. Monroe’s you-know-what was John Quincy Adams, who became the sixth president. Then upstart Andrew Jackson got himself elected president in 1828.
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Hillary Clinton accepts the Democratic Party's nomination for President during the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, July 28. The former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state is the first woman to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party. Before she married Bill Clinton, she was Hillary Rodham. Here she is attending Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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who was the first sec of state
Thomas Jefferson was the first Secretary of State.