The secretary of state or foreign affairs was created in 1789 and the name of the cabinet member is Hillary Clinton. Hillary was appointed in 2009.
There are no specific or legal requirements to become the United States Secretary of State. The position was created in 1789.
Secretary of State for the Colonies was created in 1768.
Secretary of State for War was created in 1794.
Secretary of State for Air was created in 1919.
Secretary of State for India was created in 1858.
The positions in the U.S. President's Cabinet are the...Secretary of State (created as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in July 1789; title changed in September 1789),Secretary of Defense (created in July 1947; includes the responsibilities of the former positions of Secretary of War, created in August 1789, and Secretary of the Navy, created in April 1798),Secretary of the Treasury (created in September 1789),Attorney General (created in September 1789),Secretary of the Interior (created in March 1849),Secretary of Agriculture (created in May 1862),Secretary of Commerce (created in March 1913; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Commerce and Labor, created in February 1903),Secretary of Labor (created in March 1913; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Commerce and Labor, created in February 1903),Secretary of Education (created in October 1979; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, created in April 1953),Secretary of Health and Human Services (created in May 1980; its responsibilities were previously handled by the position of Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, created in April 1953),Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (created in September 1965),Secretary of Transportation (created in April 1967),Secretary of Energy (created in August 1977),Secretary of Veterans Affairs (created in October 1988; its responsibilities were previously handled by the Veterans Administration, which was created in July 1930 and which was not a Cabinet level department) andSecretary of Homeland Security (created in November 2002).The position of Postmaster General, which was a Cabinet position from February 1792 until July 1971, ceased to be a Cabinet position when the U.S. Postal Service was privatized.
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created in 1966.
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was created in 1925.
Under-Secretary of State for War was created in 1794.
Secretary of State for Economic Affairs was created in 1964.
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was created in 1947.
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was created in 1768.