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).
George B McClellan. George B. McClellan was a general for northern command of the Army of the Potomac in 1861; nicknamed Tardy George because of his failure to move troops to Richmond; lost battle vs. General Lee near the Chesapeake Bay; Lincoln fired him twice. George G. Meade.