History quiz
US Secretaries of State since 1989 in order
12 Secretaries of State, shuffled. Put them back in the order they served, earliest first.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 12 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 12
- Sort by
- In office
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
From the end of the Cold War to now: James Baker took office in 1989 and Marco Rubio in 2025.
- Madeleine Albright served from 1997 to 2001, Colin Powell from 2001 to 2005.
- Rex Tillerson and Mike Pompeo both served during Donald J. Trump's first term.
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.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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