History quiz
US Secretaries of State since 1945
24 Secretaries of State since 1945, with their years in office.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 24 answers
- Limit
- 5:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 24
- Time limit
- 5:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every Secretary of State since 1945.
| Years | Secretary of State |
|---|---|
| 1945 to 1947 | Not found yet |
| 1947 to 1949 | Not found yet |
| 1949 to 1953 | Not found yet |
| 1953 to 1959 | Not found yet |
| 1959 to 1961 | Not found yet |
| 1961 to 1969 | Not found yet |
| 1969 to 1973 | Not found yet |
| 1973 to 1977 | Not found yet |
| 1977 to 1980 | Not found yet |
| 1980 to 1981 | Not found yet |
| 1981 to 1982 | Not found yet |
| 1982 to 1989 | Not found yet |
| Years | Secretary of State |
|---|---|
| 1989 to 1992 | Not found yet |
| 1992 to 1993 | Not found yet |
| 1993 to 1997 | Not found yet |
| 1997 to 2001 | Not found yet |
| 2001 to 2005 | Not found yet |
| 2005 to 2009 | Not found yet |
| 2009 to 2013 | Not found yet |
| 2013 to 2017 | Not found yet |
| 2017 to 2018 | Not found yet |
| 2018 to 2021 | Not found yet |
| 2021 to 2025 | Not found yet |
| 2025 to now | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Every Secretary of State since 1945, from James F. Byrnes to Marco Rubio, in office since 2025.
- Dean Rusk served the longest of these, from 1961 to 1969.
- Henry Kissinger held the office from 1973 to 1977.
Sources
- [1]US Department of State, Office of the Historian. Secretaries of State.
Note on the data. Secretaries of State and their years are those of the State Department Office of the Historian's list of Secretaries of State, read on 3 October 2026. Names are given in their usual short form; the list writes them in full.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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