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The Department of State seal features a bald eagle with outstretched wings, holding an olive branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left. A shield with stars and stripes covers the eagle's chest. Above the eagle, a banner reads E Pluribus Unum, and a cluster of stars is encircled by a cloud. The outer blue and gold ring contains the words Department of State and United States of America. Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Gilbert Stuart, showing Jefferson with white hair, a white ruffled shirt, and a dark coat against a neutral background. Madeleine Albright Colin Powell, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, blue tie, and glasses, smiles and waves while arriving at an event. Thomas Jefferson James Monroe and his Cabinet Painting of Abraham Lincoln seated at a table with his cabinet, including Edwin Stanton, Salmon Chase, Gideon Welles, Caleb Smith, William Seward, Montgomery Blair, and Edward Bates, during the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. Secretary of State Cordell Hull Portrait of General George C. Marshall in military uniform, showing medals and insignia on his jacket. Nixon and Kissinger
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The Department of State
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, oil on wood by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1821; in the National...
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gift of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge IV in memory of his great-grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, his grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge II, and his father, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge III, 1986.71.
Madeleine Albright
American public official and ambassador Madeleine Albright.
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Colin Powell
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Thomas Jefferson
This portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the first secretary of state, hangs in the State...
U.S. Diplomacy Center
James Monroe and his Cabinet
The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 is a mural by Allyn Cox in the U.S. Capitol in...
Architect of the Capitol
Emancipation Proclamation
The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, engraving by A.H. Ritchie, 1866....
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Secretary of State Cordell Hull
World Economic Conference (London Economic Conference), June 14, 1933. A general...
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George C. Marshall
U.S. Gen. George C. Marshall.
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Nixon and Kissinger
U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon (L) congratulating newly appointed Secretary of State Henry...
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Madeleine Albright
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright greeting a boy holding a sign that reads,...
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George W. Bush at a National Security Council meeting after the September 11 attacks
(From left to right) Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney...
Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum/NARA
U.S. government officials during the Osama bin Laden mission
U.S. Pres. Barack Obama (seated second from left) and various other government officials—including...
Pete Souza—Official White House Photo
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