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Secretary of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In France, a Secretary of State is a junior minister, responsible to a minister or the Prime Minister. |
 | | During a sede vacante, the former Secretary of State (the appointment expires when the pope dies or resigns) assumes some of the functions of the head of state as a part of a temporary commission. |
 | | In the individual states of the United States, the Secretary of State is an administrative officer responsible for a variety of governmental functions, depending on the constitution and laws of the particular state. |
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