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The cabinet member that is in charge of foreign affairs is the  Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is John Kerry who is a  former Senator of Massachusetts. According to Dictionary.com, foreign affairs are those matters that  do not involve the country you call your home.
Duties of the Secretary of State. Under the Constitution, the President of the United States determines U.S. foreign policy. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the Presidentâs chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the Presidentâs foreign policies through the State Department and the Foreign Service of the United States. Created in 1789 by the Congress as the successor to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of State is the senior executive Department of the U.S. Government. 1  The Secretary of Stateâs duties relating to foreign affairs have not changed significantly since then, but they have become far more complex as international commitments multiplied.