The Secretary of State is appointed by the President as part of his cabinet However, it is not quite so simple as that. The position of "Secretary of State" is not one of appointment, meaning no one is appointed to the position. Instead, the President nominates a candidate for the position. The candidate is then presented to the United States Senate, where a vote is held to confirm or reject the candidate. The candidate is sworn into duty once they gain the simple majority needed to be confirmed to the position.
Washington was sworn in as our first president on April 30th, 1784 in New York City.
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Each state appoints or elects electors who then vote for the candidate they are sworn to vote for.
The only President of the United States to be sworn into office within the city or state of New York was George Washington, on April 30, 1789.
Missouri's current Secretary of State is Jason Kander. Sworn in as the 39th Secretary of State, Kander assumed his position in January 2013.
The current Secretary of State is John Kerry, he is the 68th Secretary of State and was sworn into office to serve under President Barrack Obama on February 1, 2013.
John Kerry was sworn in as secretary of state.
Dr. Madeleine Abright was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State during Bill Clinton's presidency. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in December 5, 1996. Astonishingly, when the senate voted for her, it was unanimous: 99-0. She was then sworn into being the secretary of state on January 23, 1997
The current Secretary of Energy in the United States is Jennifer Granholm. She was appointed to the position by President Joe Biden in 2021. Before serving as Secretary of Energy, Granholm was the Governor of Michigan.
Francine Neff was the first Treasurer Francine Neff was the first Treasurer Francine Neff was the first Treasurer. Though Alexander Hamilton was sworn in as the first Secretary of the Treasury on September 11, 1789.
Dr. Steven Chu is the United States Department of Energy Secretary. Dr. Chu was sworn into office as the 12th Secretary of Energy in January 2009.
The President pro tempore. I have been informed that the line of succession is as follows: * Speaker of the House of Representatives * President Pro Tempore of the Senate * Secretary of State * Secretary of the Treasury * Secretary of Defense * Attorney General * Secretary of the Interior * Secretary of Agriculture * Secretary of Commerce * Secretary of Labor * Secretary of Health and Human Services * Secretary of Housing and Urban Development * Secretary of Transportation * Secretary of Energy * Secretary of Education * Secretary of Veterans Affairs * Secretary of Homeland Security
She did not resign. She has stated that she will not serve a second term as Secretary of State under President Obama.
Madeleine Albright was sworn in as US Secretary of State on January 23, 1997. Her last day in office was January 20, 2001. Albright was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
You are probably asking about Eric H. Holder, who was appointed to the position of U.S. Attorney General by President Barack Obama in 2009. However, if you are asking about the states, rather than the federal level, one of the first African-American attorneys general of a state is Kamala D. Harris: she was sworn in as the 32nd Attorney General of the State of California in 2011, becoming the first African-American (as well as the first woman).
Vice-President Joe Biden was sworn in first.