<Tr> <Th> Status </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denotes acting Secretary of State </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State of residence </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> President (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Jay Acting </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> September 26, 1789 </Td> <Td> March 22, 1790 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> March 22, 1790 </Td> <Td> December 31, 1793 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edmund J. Randolph </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> January 2, 1794 </Td> <Td> August 20, 1795 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Timothy Pickering </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> August 20, 1795 </Td> <Td> December 10, 1795 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 10, 1795 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1797 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 4, 1797 </Td> <Td> May 12, 1800 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Lee Acting </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> May 13, 1800 </Td> <Td> June 5, 1800 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Marshall </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> June 13, 1800 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1801 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Levi Lincoln Sr . Acting </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> March 5, 1801 </Td> <Td> May 1, 1801 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas Jefferson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Madison </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> May 2, 1801 </Td> <Td> March 3, 1809 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Smith </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> March 6, 1809 </Td> <Td> April 1, 1811 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Madison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Monroe </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> April 2, 1811 </Td> <Td> March 3, 1817 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Graham Acting </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> March 4, 1817 </Td> <Td> March 9, 1817 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Monroe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard Rush Acting </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> March 10, 1817 </Td> <Td> September 22, 1817 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Quincy Adams </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> September 22, 1817 </Td> <Td> March 3, 1825 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daniel Brent Acting </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> March 4, 1825 </Td> <Td> March 7, 1825 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Quincy Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Clay </Td> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td> March 7, 1825 </Td> <Td> March 3, 1829 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James A. Hamilton Acting </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 4, 1829 </Td> <Td> March 27, 1829 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Martin Van Buren </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 28, 1829 </Td> <Td> May 23, 1831 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Livingston </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> May 24, 1831 </Td> <Td> May 29, 1833 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Louis McLane </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> May 29, 1833 </Td> <Td> June 30, 1834 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Forsyth </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> July 1, 1834 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1837 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 4, 1837 </Td> <Td> March 3, 1841 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Martin Van Buren </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jacob L. Martin Acting </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> March 4, 1841 </Td> <Td> March 5, 1841 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Harrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daniel Webster </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> March 6, 1841 </Td> <Td> April 4, 1841 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 4, 1841 </Td> <Td> May 8, 1843 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Tyler </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hugh S. Legaré Acting </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> May 9, 1843 </Td> <Td> June 20, 1843 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William S. Derrick Acting </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> June 21, 1843 </Td> <Td> June 23, 1843 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abel P. Upshur </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> June 24, 1843 </Td> <Td> July 23, 1843 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 24, 1843 </Td> <Td> February 28, 1844 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Nelson Acting </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> February 29, 1844 </Td> <Td> March 31, 1844 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John C. Calhoun </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> April 1, 1844 </Td> <Td> March 10, 1845 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Buchanan </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> March 10, 1845 </Td> <Td> March 7, 1849 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James K. Polk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John M. Clayton </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> March 8, 1849 </Td> <Td> July 9, 1850 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zachary Taylor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 9, 1850 </Td> <Td> July 22, 1850 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Millard Fillmore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Daniel Webster </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> July 23, 1850 </Td> <Td> October 24, 1852 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles M. Conrad Acting </Td> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td> October 25, 1852 </Td> <Td> November 5, 1852 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Everett </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> November 6, 1852 </Td> <Td> March 3, 1853 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Hunter Acting </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> March 4, 1853 </Td> <Td> March 7, 1853 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Franklin Pierce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William L. Marcy </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 7, 1853 </Td> <Td> March 6, 1857 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lewis Cass </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> March 6, 1857 </Td> <Td> December 14, 1860 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Buchanan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Hunter Acting </Td> <Td> Rhode Island </Td> <Td> December 15, 1860 </Td> <Td> December 16, 1860 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jeremiah S. Black </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> December 17, 1860 </Td> <Td> March 5, 1861 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William H. Seward </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 5, 1861 </Td> <Td> April 15, 1865 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 15, 1865 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1869 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Johnson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elihu B. Washburne </Td> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td> March 5, 1869 </Td> <Td> March 16, 1869 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ulysses S. Grant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hamilton Fish </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 17, 1869 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1877 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 4, 1877 </Td> <Td> March 12, 1877 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rutherford B. Hayes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William M. Evarts </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 12, 1877 </Td> <Td> March 7, 1881 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James G. Blaine </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> March 7, 1881 </Td> <Td> September 19, 1881 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> James A. Garfield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 19, 1881 </Td> <Td> December 19, 1881 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chester A. Arthur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen </Td> <Td> New Jersey </Td> <Td> December 19, 1881 </Td> <Td> March 6, 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas F. Bayard </Td> <Td> Delaware </Td> <Td> March 7, 1885 </Td> <Td> March 6, 1889 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James G. Blaine </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> March 7, 1889 </Td> <Td> June 4, 1892 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Harrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William F. Wharton Acting </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> June 4, 1892 </Td> <Td> June 29, 1892 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 32 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John W. Foster </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> June 29, 1892 </Td> <Td> February 23, 1893 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> - </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William F. Wharton Acting </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> February 24, 1893 </Td> <Td> March 6, 1893 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grover Cleveland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 33 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Walter Q. Gresham </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> March 7, 1893 </Td> <Td> May 28, 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edwin F. Uhl Acting </Td> <Td> Michigan </Td> <Td> May 28, 1895 </Td> <Td> June 9, 1895 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 34 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard Olney </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> June 10, 1895 </Td> <Td> March 5, 1897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 35 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Sherman </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> March 6, 1897 </Td> <Td> April 27, 1898 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William McKinley </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 36 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William R. Day </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> April 28, 1898 </Td> <Td> September 16, 1898 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alvey A. Adee Acting </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> September 17, 1898 </Td> <Td> September 29, 1898 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Hay </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> September 30, 1898 </Td> <Td> September 14, 1901 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 14, 1901 </Td> <Td> July 1, 1905 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Theodore Roosevelt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Francis B. Loomis Acting </Td> <Td> Ohio </Td> <Td> July 1, 1905 </Td> <Td> July 18, 1905 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elihu Root </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> July 19, 1905 </Td> <Td> January 27, 1909 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Bacon </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> January 27, 1909 </Td> <Td> March 5, 1909 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Philander C. Knox </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> March 6, 1909 </Td> <Td> March 5, 1913 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Howard Taft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 41 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Jennings Bryan </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> <Td> March 5, 1913 </Td> <Td> June 9, 1915 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 42 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Lansing </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> June 9, 1915 </Td> <Td> June 23, 1915 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 24, 1915 </Td> <Td> February 13, 1920 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frank Polk Acting </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> February 14, 1920 </Td> <Td> March 12, 1920 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 43 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bainbridge Colby </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 23, 1920 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1921 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 44 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Evans Hughes </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 5, 1921 </Td> <Td> August 2, 1923 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Warren G. Harding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 2, 1923 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1925 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Calvin Coolidge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 45 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frank B. Kellogg </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> March 5, 1925 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1929 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 4, 1929 </Td> <Td> March 28, 1929 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Herbert Hoover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 46 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry L. Stimson </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> March 28, 1929 </Td> <Td> March 4, 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cordell Hull </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> March 4, 1933 </Td> <Td> November 30, 1944 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Franklin D. Roosevelt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edward Stettinius Jr . </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> December 1, 1944 </Td> <Td> April 12, 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 12, 1945 </Td> <Td> June 27, 1945 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harry S. Truman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joseph Grew Acting </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> June 28, 1945 </Td> <Td> July 3, 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James F. Byrnes </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> July 3, 1945 </Td> <Td> January 21, 1947 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> George C. Marshall </Td> <Td> Pennsylvania </Td> <Td> January 21, 1947 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 51 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dean Acheson </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> January 21, 1949 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1953 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harrison F. Matthews Acting </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> January 20, 1953 </Td> <Td> January 21, 1953 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Foster Dulles </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> January 21, 1953 </Td> <Td> April 22, 1959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Christian Herter </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> April 22, 1959 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Livingston T. Merchant Acting </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> January 20, 1961 </Td> <Td> January 21, 1961 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dean Rusk </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> January 21, 1961 </Td> <Td> November 22, 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 22, 1963 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles E. Bohlen Acting </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> January 20, 1969 </Td> <Td> January 22, 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William P. Rogers </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> January 22, 1969 </Td> <Td> September 3, 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kenneth Rush Acting </Td> <Td> Florida </Td> <Td> September 3, 1973 </Td> <Td> September 22, 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Henry Kissinger </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> September 22, 1973 </Td> <Td> August 9, 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 9, 1974 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gerald Ford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Philip Habib Acting </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> January 20, 1977 </Td> <Td> January 23, 1977 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jimmy Carter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 57 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cyrus Vance </Td> <Td> West Virginia </Td> <Td> January 23, 1977 </Td> <Td> April 28, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Warren Christopher Acting </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> April 28, 1980 </Td> <Td> May 2, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> David D. Newsom Acting </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 2, 1980 </Td> <Td> May 3, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Richard N. Cooper Acting </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> May 3, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> David D. Newsom Acting </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 3, 1980 </Td> <Td> May 4, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Warren Christopher Acting </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> May 4, 1980 </Td> <Td> May 8, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 58 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Edmund Muskie </Td> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td> May 8, 1980 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 59 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alexander Haig </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> January 22, 1981 </Td> <Td> July 5, 1982 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Walter J. Stoessel Jr . Acting </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> July 5, 1982 </Td> <Td> July 16, 1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 60 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> George P. Shultz </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> July 16, 1982 </Td> <Td> January 20, 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michael Armacost Acting </Td> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td> January 20, 1989 </Td> <Td> January 25, 1989 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George H.W. Bush </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 61 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Baker </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> January 25, 1989 </Td> <Td> August 23, 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 62 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lawrence Eagleburger </Td> <Td> Wisconsin </Td> <Td> August 23, 1992 </Td> <Td> December 8, 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 8, 1992 </Td> <Td> January 19, 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Arnold Kanter Acting </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> January 20, 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bill Clinton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frank G. Wisner Acting </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> January 20, 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 63 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Warren Christopher </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> January 20, 1993 </Td> <Td> January 17, 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 64 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Madeleine Albright </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> January 23, 1997 </Td> <Td> January 20, 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 65 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Colin Powell </Td> <Td> Virginia </Td> <Td> January 20, 2001 </Td> <Td> January 26, 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George W. Bush </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 66 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Condoleezza Rice </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> January 26, 2005 </Td> <Td> January 20, 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Joseph Burns Acting </Td> <Td> District of Columbia </Td> <Td> January 20, 2009 </Td> <Td> January 21, 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Barack Obama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 67 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hillary Clinton </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> January 21, 2009 </Td> <Td> February 1, 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 68 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Kerry </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> February 1, 2013 </Td> <Td> January 20, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>--</Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tom Shannon Acting </Td> <Td> Minnesota </Td> <Td> January 20, 2017 </Td> <Td> February 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Donald Trump </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 69 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rex Tillerson </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> February 1, 2017 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> State of residence </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> President (s) </Th> </Tr>

Former us secretary of state from 2013 to 2017