Secretary of State. The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development. On February 1, 2017, Rex W. Tillerson was sworn in as the 69th Secretary of State of the United States.
Capitalize all major words in journal titles. When referring to books, chapters, articles, or Web pages, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word.
Formatting Titles of Texts in APA Style. For the titles of articles and chapters, write in plain text and capitalize only the first word of the title and first word of the subtitles and any proper nouns. Victorian working women: Sweated labor. For titles of periodicals, like journals, magazines. and newspapers, place the title in italics and capitalize all important words. Do not capitalize a conjunction (like and, but, and or) or an article (like the, a, or an) unless it is the first word of a title or subtitle. International Herald Tribune.