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United States Department of State

State Department

Executive department of the U.S. federal government.

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Statements about United States Department of State

Official Website

https://www.state.gov/

Inception

7/27/1789
Has Cause
:
An Act for Establishing an Executive Department, to Be Denominated the Department of Foreign Affairs
Object Named As
:Department of Foreign Affairs

Headquarters Location

Washington, D.C.
Location
:
Harry S. Truman Federal Building
Street Address
: 2201 C St NW, Washington, DC 20520
Postal Code
:20520
Coordinate Location
: 38.8948°N 77.0469°W

Instance Of

United States Federal Executive Department
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Government Agency

Country

United States

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Official Blog URL

http://blogs.state.gov/
https://www.state.gov/blogs

Described by Source

New International Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
The New International Encyclopædia/State, Department Of
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 9
Page(s)
:239

Parent Organization or Unit

Federal Government of the United States
Applies to Part
:
Executive Branch of the U.S. Government

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Owner Of

Consulate General of the United States, Ho Chi Minh City
Embassy of the United States, Luxembourg
Embassy of the United States, Jerusalem
Embassy of the United States, Vilnius

Applies to Jurisdiction

United States

Part Of

Federal Government of the United States
Applies to Part
:
Executive Branch of the U.S. Government

Official Name

Department of State (9/15/1789 - )
Start Time
: 9/15/1789
Department of Foreign Affairs (7/27/1789 - 9/15/1789)
Has Cause
:
An Act for Establishing an Executive Department, to Be Denominated the Department of Foreign Affairs
Start Time
: 7/27/1789
End Time
: 9/15/1789

Described at URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/agen ...

Award Received

Doublespeak Award
(1976)
Award Rationale
: announcement of plans to appoint a consumer affairs coordinator said the coordinator would: "review existing mechanisms of consumer input, thruput, and output, and seek ways of improving these linkages via the ‘consumer communication channel.'"
Point in Time
: 1976
Doublespeak Award
(1984)
Award Rationale
: For announcing that it will no longer use the word "killing" in official reports on the status of human rights in other countries, but will replace "killing" with the phrase "unlawful or arbitrary deprivation of life."
Point in Time
: 1984

Field of Work

Foreign Policy

Short Name

DOS

Phone Number

+1--202-647-4000

Foundational Text

An Act for Establishing an Executive Department, to Be Denominated the Department of Foreign Affairs

Coordinate Location

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38.8942°N 77.0483°W

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Name in Native Language

United States Department of State

Authority

Federal Government of the United States

Native Label

United States Department of State

Chairperson

20 items
Thomas Jefferson
(3/22/1790 - 12/31/1793)
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 3/22/1790
End Time
: 12/31/1793
Dean Rusk
(1/21/1961 - 1/20/1969)
Series Ordinal
:54
Start Time
: 1/21/1961
End Time
: 1/20/1969
William P. Rogers
(1/22/1969 - 9/3/1973)
Series Ordinal
:55
Start Time
: 1/22/1969
End Time
: 9/3/1973
Henry Kissinger
(9/22/1973 - 1/20/1977)
Series Ordinal
:56
Start Time
: 9/22/1973
End Time
: 1/20/1977
Cyrus Vance
(1/23/1977 - 4/28/1980)
Series Ordinal
:57
Start Time
: 1/23/1977
End Time
: 4/28/1980
Edmund Muskie
(5/8/1980 - 1/18/1981)
Series Ordinal
:58
Start Time
: 5/8/1980
End Time
: 1/18/1981
Alexander Haig
(1/22/1981 - 7/5/1982)
Series Ordinal
:59
Start Time
: 1/22/1981
End Time
: 7/5/1982
George Shultz
(7/16/1982 - 1/20/1989)
Series Ordinal
:60
Start Time
: 7/16/1982
End Time
: 1/20/1989
James Baker
(1/25/1989 - 8/23/1992)
Series Ordinal
:61
Start Time
: 1/25/1989
End Time
: 8/23/1992
Lawrence Eagleburger
(12/8/1992 - 1/19/1993)
Series Ordinal
:62
Start Time
: 12/8/1992
End Time
: 1/19/1993
Warren Christopher
(1/20/1993 - 1/17/1997)
Series Ordinal
:63
Start Time
: 1/20/1993
End Time
: 1/17/1997
Madeleine Albright
(1/23/1997 - 1/20/2001)
Series Ordinal
:64
Start Time
: 1/23/1997
End Time
: 1/20/2001
Colin Powell
(1/20/2001 - 1/26/2005)
Series Ordinal
:65
Start Time
: 1/20/2001
End Time
: 1/26/2005
Condoleezza Rice
(1/26/2005 - 1/20/2009)
Series Ordinal
:66
Start Time
: 1/26/2005
End Time
: 1/20/2009
Hillary Clinton
(1/21/2009 - 2/1/2013)
Series Ordinal
:67
Start Time
: 1/21/2009
End Time
: 2/1/2013
John Kerry
(2/1/2013 - 1/20/2017)
Series Ordinal
:68
Start Time
: 2/1/2013
End Time
: 1/20/2017
Rex Tillerson
(2/1/2017 - 3/31/2018)
Series Ordinal
:69
Start Time
: 2/1/2017
End Time
: 3/31/2018
Mike Pompeo
(4/26/2018 - 1/20/2021)
Series Ordinal
:70
Start Time
: 4/26/2018
End Time
: 1/20/2021
Antony Blinken
(1/26/2021 - 1/20/2025)
Series Ordinal
:71
Start Time
: 1/26/2021
End Time
: 1/20/2025
Marco Rubio
(1/21/2025 - )
Series Ordinal
:72
Start Time
: 1/21/2025
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