Secretary of State (Zamastan)

Secretary of State
Incumbent Jessiah Vallotis since September 22, 2020
Nominator	President
Appointer	President of Zamastan
Term length	At the President's Pleasure No fixed term

The Secretary of State of Zamastan is a senior official of the federal government of the Republic of Zamastan, and as head of the Zamastan Department of State, is principally concerned with foreign policy and is considered to be the Zamastanian government's equivalent of a Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Secretary of State is nominated by the President of Zamastan and implements foreign policy.

Multiple Secretaries of State have gone on to become President; Avi Taures, George O'Galvin, and Alistair Griffiths. The current Secretary of State is Jessiah Vallotis, who was appointed by President Atticus Moreau and who succeeded the previous secretary, Avi Tremblan.

List of Secretaries

Secretary of State 1960-Present
No.	Portrait	Name (Years in office)	Term of office		President
37		Maddison Horton (1940-1946)	22 September 1940	22 September 1946	Tyler Kordia
38		Luke Newman (1946-1948)	22 September 1946	22 September 1948	Marvin Gaviria
39		Frederick Webb (1948-1956)	22 September 1948	22 September 1956	Marvin Gaviria
40		Cameron Carter (1956-1960)	22 September 1956	22 September 1960	Marvin Gaviria
41		Quinton Boyd (1960-1967)	22 September 1960	5 May 1967	Marvin Gaviria
42		Clay Jackson (1967-1972)	5 May 1967	2 December 1972	Marvin Gaviria
43		Marc-Antoine Dutoit (1972-1976)	2 December 1972	21 April 1976	Elene Abotsford
44		Johnny Henly (1976-1976)	21 April 1976	22 September 1976	Elene Abotsford
45		Louis Devane (1976-1978)	22 September 1976	22 September 1978	Quinn Werner
46		Colm Neylan (1978-1980)	22 September 1978	22 September 1980	Quinn Werner
47		Cynthia Bryan (1980-1984)	22 September 1980	22 September 1984	Aiden Avery, Damian Lorrie, Cassious Castovia
47		Brice Loup (1984-1989)	22 September 1984	22 September 1989	Cassious Castovia
48		Aaron Baudelaire (1989-1992)	16 February 1989	22 September 1992	Cassious Castovia
49		Mark Carrel (1992-1995)	22 September 1992	9 May 1995	Cassious Castovia
50		Melina Navarro (1995-2000)	9 May 1995	22 September 2000	Cassious Castovia
51		Jean Brunelle (2000-2008)	22 September 2000	22 September 2008	Cassious Castovia
52		Albrei Mortimer (2008-2016)	22 September 2008	16 January 2016	Cassious Castovia
53		Avi Tremblan (2016-2020)	16 January 2016	22 September 2020	Zacharias Castovia, Anya Bishop, Foley Sakzi
54		Jessiah Vallotis (2020-)	22 September 2020	Incumbent	Atticus Moreau

Duties and Responsibilities

The stated duties of the Secretary of State are as follows:

• "Supervises the Zamastan Foreign Service" and "administers the Department of State"
• Advises the President on matters relating to Zamastanian foreign policy including the appointment of diplomatic representatives to other nations and on the acceptance, recall, or dismissal of representatives from other nations
• "Negotiates, interprets, or terminates treaties and agreements" and "conducts negotiations relating to Zamastan foreign affairs"
• "Personally participates in or directs Zamastan representatives to international conferences, organizations, and agencies"
• Provides information and services to Zamastan citizens living or traveling abroad such as providing credentials in the form of passports
• Ensure the protection of the Zamastan government to Zamastanian citizens, property, and interests in foreign countries
• "Supervises the administration of the Zamastan immigration policy abroad"
• Communicates issues relating the Zamastan foreign policy to Congress and to Zamastanian citizens
• "Promotes beneficial economic intercourse between Zamastan and other countries"