The U.S. Secretary of State advises the president on foreign affairs, and spends a lot of time traveling around the world to meet with world leaders. Besides being a diplomat him-or herself, the secretary of state also heads the U.S. Department of State.he U.S. Secretary of State advises the president on foreign affairs, and spends a lot of time traveling around the world to meet with world leaders. Besides being a diplomat him-or herself, the secretary of state also heads the U.S. Department of State.
George G. Meade, (born Dec. 31, 1815, CÃ¡diz, Spainâdied Nov. 6, 1872, Philadelphia) American army officer who played a critical role in the American Civil War by defeating the Confederate Army at Gettysburg, Pa. (July 1863).
Initially assigned to Washington, DC, his men built fortifications around the city until being assigned to Major General George McClellan 's newly formed Army of the Potomac. Moving south in the spring of 1862, Meade took part in McClellan's Peninsula Campaign until being wounded at the Battle of Glendale on June 30.