Position: Secretary - State

The secretary is the president's foreign policy adviser. The incumbent is responsible for coordination among various agencies in developing and implementing foreign policy; leading and coordinating U.S. representation abroad; conveying U.S. foreign policy to foreign governments and international organizations through U.S. embassies and consulates in foreign countries and diplomatic missions to international organizations; conducting negotiations and concluding agreements and treaties on issues ranging from trade to nuclear weapons; and coordinating and supporting international activities of other U.S. agencies and officials

Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation    

Nominations so far:

Nominee	Rating
Bill Richardson
Susan Rice
Bill Bradley
Rep. Jim McDermott
Bill Moyers
Gayle Smith
Jimmy Carter
Emira Woods
Gore Vidal
Gary Hart
Senator Joe Biden
Joseph Nye
Bill Clinton
Al Gore
Phyllis Bennis
Medea Benjamin
Howard Dean
Chalmers Johnson
Carol Moseley Braun
Noam Chomsky
Hazel Henderson
Anthony Arnove
Andrew Young
Dr. Stephen Zunes
Strobe Talbot
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Dennis Kucinich
John Brady Kiesling
Barbara Boxer
Mario Cuomo

Make sure that the State Department, and not the Pentagon or the CIA is the prime agency for our foreign policy;

Work for much greater funding for international development aid, not the arms trade;

Help the US to be a good global citizen, recognizing the dignity of every person and every country, not throwing our weight around but acting cooperatively, using our tremendous resources to connect with and peacefully aid others:

Use our good offices to promote peaceful relations, de-militarizing conflicts, promoting justice, democratic rights, equality and fairness;

See that we act whenever possible to strengthen rather than weaken, international institutions such as the UN;

Work to restore funding and support for international cultural and educational exchanges;

Promote access of foreign scholars to our educational institutions;

Remember that the USA is a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.