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).
A Philadelphia merchant living in Spain, Meade served as a US naval agent in Cadiz cÃ¡diz until his death in. 1828 shortly after his, passing the family returned to The United states and Young george was sent to school In, BALTIMORE. md