What is Secretary of State?
{{no sources}} '''Secretary of State''' is a [[title]] for a [[government]] [[official]]. The title has different meanings in different [[country|countries]], and in some cases there are several Secretaries of State in the government. In many countries, a secretary of state is a mid-level [[official]]. *In the [[United Kingdom]] a secretary of state is a senior minister in the [[Cabinet]]. *In the [[Vatican City]] the [[cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] Secretary of State is the head of the [[Roman Curia]] which is the [[cabinet]] of the Vatican and the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. ==United States== {{main|United States Secretary of State}} In the [[United States]] [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]], the Secretary of State is the head of the [[United States Department of State]], and is responsible for [[foreign policy]]. In most other countries, this official is called the [[Foreign Secretary]] or [[foreign minister]]. The Secretary of State is the highest-ranking member of the [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]. The current U.S. Secretary of State is [[Antony Blinken]]. [[Category:Government occupations]]