- Secretary of State - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"
--1 is a kind of secretary
- foreign minister, secretary of state - a government minister for foreign relations
--2 is a kind of minister, government minister
- Secretary of State - the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"
--3 is a kind of secretaryship
--3 is a member of United States Cabinet, US Cabinet - foreign minister, secretary of state - a government minister for foreign relations