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Is the US Secretary of State similar to an administrative secretary of an office?
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No, the US Secretary of State is not similar to an administrative secretary of an office. An administrative secretary of an office is hired to handle routine and calendar scheduling for a superior. The US Secretary of State is the head of the Department of State and is analogous to a foreign minister of other countries. The US secretary of state can have administrative assistants, so another name for administrative secretary is administrative assistant, but they are different.