Minister of Foreign Affairs (United States)
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Ministre des Affaires étrangères | |
United States government Department of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | The Honourable |
Abbreviation | MFA |
Member of | Privy Council Cabinet Continental Congress |
Seat | Georgetown, D.C. |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | Monarch (represented by the President-General) on advice and consent of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the United States |
Formation | Template:Date and age |
First holder | Thomas Jefferson |
Salary | $221,400 annually |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (French: Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the minister of state of the United States of America charged with overseeing the creation and implementation of international diplomacy, relations and foreign affairs policy, as the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Senator Marco Rubio who was appointed by Prime Minister Nikki Haley following the 2018 general election.