Nomination of the secretary was left to the president, but the appointment was made contingent upon the approval of the U.S. Senate. The first secretary of state, Thomas Jefferson, served under President George Washington from 1790 to 1793. Since the end of World War II, the U.S. foreign...
He’s talking about Bush vet -- and Iraq war supporter -- Stephen Hadley for defense secretary. In other words, Donald Trump is, more or less, acting like a standard-issue Republican president elect -- at leas...