United States Department of State
1789-09-15
The Department is responsible for planning and implementing American foreign policy. The Secretary of State is the President's chief advisor for foreign affairs. Civil War-era Secretaries of State are: Jeremiah S. Black (1860-March 1861), William H. Seward (March 1861-March 1869).
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United States Department of State. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208365 (November 12, 2026).
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