Secretary of State and Salary: Antony Blinken $221,400 per year

Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: $58.5 Billion

State Department Staffing: over 13,000 foreign service staff, over 11,000 civil service employees, over 45,000 locally employed staff

Mission: The mission of the Department of State is to represent America’s foreign policy abroad, and to advance the interests and security of the American people.
The Department of State leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and economic prosperity.

Creation: July 27, 1789 as the Department of Foreign Affairs

Historical Facts: September 26, 1789 - Thomas Jefferson becomes first Secretary of State
December 4, 1821 - The United States acquired its first foreign property as a gift from Sultan Moulay Suleiman of Morocco in Tangiers
July 1, 1862 - The internal revenue act charged a fee for the first time to acquire a passport
January 1, 1866 Secretary of State William ...