<P> The Department is led by the Secretary of State , who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet . The current Secretary of State is Rex Tillerson , beginning 1 February 2017 . The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession , after the President pro tempore of the Senate . </P>
<P> The Department is led by the Secretary of State , who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet . The current Secretary of State is Rex Tillerson , beginning 1 February 2017 . The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession , after the President pro tempore of the Senate . </P>
who is the secretary of state in washington dc
who is the secretary of state in washington dc
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson