secretary of state

noun

1. （英国）大臣
   (in Britain) the head of an important government department
   1. the Secretary of State for Education
      教育大臣
   2. the Education Secretary
      教育大臣
   3. the Foreign Secretary
      外交大臣
2. （美国）国务卿
   (in the US) the head of the government department that deals with foreign affairs

1. The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively
   环境大臣有权限定那些铺张浪费的委员会的支出。
2. The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.
   美国国务卿和俄罗斯外交部长进行了会晤，试图敲定这项难以达成的协议。
3. The proposals were given in outline by the Secretary of State.
   国务卿对提议进行了简要的概述。
4. That decision raised questions about the secretary of state's powers and the fairness of his procedure.
   那个决定引起人们对国务卿的权力及其做法的公平性的质疑。
5. The Secretary of State has given in to special pleading.
   国务卿已被那些诡辩之词给说服了。
6. The secretary of state during the Nixon-Ford transition did not wish to push the proposals through.
   尼克松-福特过渡时期的国务卿不希望推动那些提案得到通过。
7. Even the Assistant Secretary of State had to admit that previous policy did not, in his words, produce results.
   就连助理国务卿也不得不承认之前的政策并没有，用他的话说，收到成效。
8. The final word will still come from the Secretary of State.
   最后仍然要由国务卿来定夺。
9. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs is the equal of American Secretary of State.
   法国的外交部长相当于美国的国务卿。
10. The president and the Secretary of state are government officials.
    总统和国务卿是政府官员。
11. The man has been designated by the president as the next Secretary of state.
    那人已被总统任命为下任国务卿。
12. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton each released video messages this week on the problem of bullying.
    本周，奥巴马总统和国务卿克林顿就欺凌问题发布视频。
13. Losing to Barack Obama, she was appointed by him secretary of state in 2008.
    她输给了巴拉克奥巴马，在2008年被任命为奥巴马的国务卿。
14. United Nations and Arab League negotiator Kofi Annan met Friday in Washington with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
    联合国和阿拉伯联盟谈判代表科菲·安南（KofiAnnan）周五在华盛顿会晤了美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿。
15. Secretary of State John Kerry called the elections a clear violation of the Minsk agreement.
    美国国务卿约翰·克里（JohnKerry）称这些选举活动明显违反了明斯克停火协议。
16. On Thursday, Mr. Karzai met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
    星期四，卡尔扎伊会见了希拉里克林顿国务卿。
17. The Secretary of State broadcast a special message last night.
    国务秘书昨晚广播了一条特别消息。
18. The President nominated him ( as) Secretary of State.
    总统提名他担任国务卿。
19. This group is led by former Secretary of State James Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton.
    该小组是由美国前国务卿詹姆斯·贝克和前国会议员李·汉米尔顿领导的。
20. Secretary of State Hay quickly announced America's policy on the issue.
    美国国务卿海伊宣布了美国在这个问题上的政策。
21. He was lunched and dined by Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of state, and called on the Pentagon, the chamber of Commerce and Capitol Hill.
    他和乔拜登以及国务卿希拉里克林顿共进午餐和晚餐，还拜访了五角大楼，商会和国会山。
22. The president returned the resignation of application filed By his Secretary of State.
    不久他就被提升为国务卿了。总统拒绝了国务卿的辞职申请。
23. This year his wife Hillary, Secretary of state, gave a more downbeat speech on Internet freedom.
    而今年，他的夫人美国国务卿希拉里（hillary）对互联网自由发表的一个谈话，则悲观了许多。
24. The author was the US trade representative and Deputy Secretary of state.
    本文作者曾任美国贸易代表和副国务卿。
25. Donilon was assistant secretary of state for public affairs and State Department chief of staff under Clinton.
    多尼伦是助理国务卿的公共事务和国务院的参谋总长根据克林顿。
26. He was chief foreign policy advisor and Secretary of State to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
    他曾任理查德·尼克松总统和杰拉尔德·福特总统的首席外交政策顾问和国务卿。
27. Some protesters are burning effigies of President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
    一些抗议者焚烧了布什总统和国务卿敕斯的肖像。
28. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed as much on the eve of her visit to China in February 2009.
    国务卿希拉里克林顿（hillaryclinton）在2009年2月访华前夕证实了这一态度。
29. Congress approved the president's new appointment for secretary of state.
    国会通过了总统对国务卿的新任命。
30. The secretary of state issue guidelines for expenditure.
    国务大臣发布了开支的指导原则。

noun

1. a government minister for foreign relations

   Synonym:    foreign minister