NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Deputy Secretary of State

The current Deputy Secretary of State is Richard Armitage, under Colin Powell. However, please note: President George W. Bush announced 7 January 2005 that he is nominating U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick to be the deputy to Dr. Condoleezza Rice when she takes office as Secretary of State after confirmation hearings end.

List of Deputy Secretaries of state:

John N. Irwin II, New York, July 13, 1972 - February 1, 1973

Kenneth Rush, New York, February 2, 1973 - May 29, 1974

Robert S. Ingersoll, Illinois, July 10, 1974 - March 31, 1976

Charles W. Robinson, California, April 9, 1976 - January 20, 1977

Warren Christopher, California, February 26, 1977 - January 16, 1981

William P. Clark, California, February 25, 1981 - February 9, 1982

Walter John Stoessel Jr., California, February 11, 1982 - September 22, 1982

Kenneth W. Dam, Illinois, September 23, 1982 - June 15, 1985

John C. Whitehead, New Jersey, July 9, 1985 - January 20, 1989

Lawrence Eagleburger, Florida, January 20, 1989- August 19, 1992

Clifton R Wharton Jr., New York, January 27, 1993 - November 8, 1993

Strobe Talbott, Ohio, February 23, 1994 - January 19, 2001

Richard Armitage, Virginia, March 26, 2001

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United States Secretary of State - encyclopedia article about United States Secretary of State. (2185 words)
	The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries.
	The Secretary is a member of the President's The President of the United States (often abbreviated "POTUS") is the head of state of the United States.
	In addition, the Secretary performs such duties as the President is required, in accordance with the United States Constitution Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is the oldest written national constitution still in force.

United States Deputy Secretary of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (109 words)
	The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs.
	If the Secretary of State resigns or dies, the Deputy Secretary of State becomes Acting Secretary of State until the President and Senate appoint a replacement.
	The current Deputy Secretary of State is Robert B. Zoellick, under Dr. Condoleezza Rice.

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