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Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American lawyer and diplomat currently serving as the 71st United States secretary of state.He previously served as deputy national security advisor from 2013 to 2015 and deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. [1]
In legislation, the term "Secretary of State", thus capitalised, is interpreted under the Interpretation Act 1978 [1] as referring to any one of the secretaries of state in use; in practice, such secretaries of state are each allocated a portfolio by the prime minister, and only exercise the powers in that portfolio. [2]
Sharon Tyndale (January 19, 1816 – April 29, 1871) was an American politician and designer who was the Secretary of State of Illinois, from 1865 to 1869. His tenure is notable for his redesign of the Great Seal of the State of Illinois .
With the commission initially unsuccessful, Secretary of State George Ryan chose a Republican for the tie-breaker. However, the Illinois Supreme Court, controlled by Democrats, rejected the commission's initial plan, threatening an at-large election if the commission could not create a valid plan.
2022 Illinois Secretary of State election This page was last edited on 14 August 2024, at 21:33 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The modern-day Department of State and the position of Secretary of State dates to 1845, when Florida achieved statehood. The secretary of state of Florida was elected by the people of the state in a general election. In 1998, [3] constitutional changes removed the secretary of state from the elected Cabinet of the executive branch. [4]
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule, [5] thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021. [ 6 ] Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post.
Voters approved the Size of State House of Representatives Amendment (also known as "Amendment 1", the "Legislative Article", and the "Cutback Amendment"), which was an initiated constitutional amendment that amended Article IV, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Illinois to reduce the size of the Illinois House of Representatives from ...