Secretaries of State of the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in addition to heading the State Department, one of the smallest central government agencies, and exercising the role as the territory's lieutenant governor, are usually assigned additional functions by the governor.
The Secretary of State of Puerto Rico is a member of the National Association of Secretaries of State,[REF] as well as the National Lieutenant Governors Association[REF] in his dual role as head of Puerto Rico's Department of State, as well as the islands' lieutenant governor.