ðə sˈɛkɹətɹi fɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz tɹˈeɪd wʌzɐ dʒˈuːnjɚ mˌɪnɪstˈɪɹiəl pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, sʌbˈoːɹdᵻnət tə ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə bˈoːɹd ʌv tɹˈeɪd.
The Secretary for Overseas Trade  was a junior Ministerial position in the United Kingdom government from 1917 until 1953, subordinate to the President of the Board of Trade.