Secretary of State Home Secretary of State Home About Travel Speeches and Remarks Former Secretaries of State HomeBureaus & Offices...Secretary of State Home hide The Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was sworn in as the 71st U.S. Secretary of State on January 26, 2021. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Follow the Secretary: Twitter Flickr Instagram Close Bureaus and Offices Reporting Directly to the Secretary Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy Bureau of Intelligence and Research Bureau of Legislative Affairs Counselor of the Department Executive Secretariat Office of Civil Rights Office of Diversity and Inclusion Office of Global Women’s Issues Office of the Chief of Protocol Office of the Legal Adviser Office of the Ombudsman Office of the Secretary’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Office of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Policy Planning Staff Special Envoy for Iran Special Representative for Venezuela United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority