âused to express mild disappointment, gentle entreaty, or real or mock sympathy or sentiment.
The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development. On February 1, 2013, John Kerry was sworn in as the 68th Secretary of State of the United States.
U.S. Cold War Policy. The Smith family has a long family tradition of working for the United States Foreign Service, which is the diplomatic arm of the U.S. Department of State. In fact, three generations of the family have served in the Foreign Service.