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Notable Secretaries of State

POSTED: 6:13 AM PST January 31, 2013 

Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts was nominated to be secretary of state by President Obama and was overwhelmingly confirmed as the 68th secretary of state by his colleagues in the U.S. Senate. Take a look at notable secretaries of state.

OTD December 31 - George Marshall
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Department of Defense

George C. Marshall served from 1947-1949. He served as both secretary of state and secretary of defense under President Harry S. Truman.

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