Typically a junior Secretary does not attend, simply because of the concept of a Designated Survivor, should some disaster befall Washington while the vast majority of administration officials and members of Congress are gathered in one place.
In 2014, it was Energy Secretary Stephen Chu.
In 2015, it was Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
In 2016, it was Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, but President Pro Tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch also watched the address as a legislative designate, already 3rd-in-line for succession. This duo was again selected for President Trump's inauguration in 2017.
Ken Salazar, the Secretary of Interior
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Dirk Kempthorne, the Secretary of the Interior
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Secretary of Transportation Succession goes through the Cabinet in the order that the positions were created.
Yes, she is; she heads the state department.
Most of them hold the title of Secretary of whatever department they head, Secretary of State being an example. The Attorney General heads the justice department. In years past, the Postmaster General was a cabinet member. The usual form of address is "Mr. (or Madame) Secretary", if that's what you were asking.
Cabinet Lekgotla provides the basis for the President's State of the Nation address.
Martin Van Buren, Secretary of State, was probably the most distinguished member of Jackson's first cabinet.
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