Template talk:United States Secretaries of State

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This template is too large and gives almost no information. Who will recognize a the Secretarys of State by their last name? Isn't Template:Succession box enough? This is just clutter.-- Birgitte§β ʈ  Talk  20:54, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * This template is identical to templates used for all the other cabinet secretaries. Along with Presidents, VPs, and many others. &mdash;Mark Adler (markles)  22:23, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Well I guess it could be worse. I just looked at John M. Clayton and the template for him be being a Senator from Delaware is worse.  I just think these political templates are getting out hand.  Succesion boxes should be enough with a big table with more information available at the article for the office.  Elizabeth I doesn't have a big Monarch of England template and the names on that would actually be recognizable.-- Birgitte§β  ʈ  Talk  14:02, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 1 February 2017
Update needed to template so it reflects Tillerson's confirmation to the position, see sources at Rex Tillerson. RA 0808 talkcontribs 20:12, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Matt Fitzpatrick (talk) 21:12, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 12 February 2017
Add to the title of the table please. SlitherySentinel (talk) 18:43, 12 February 2017 (UTC) SlitherySentinel (talk) 18:43, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. Izno (talk) 19:01, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 26 April 2018
Add * Pompeo between * Tillerson and.

So:

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 * Tillerson
 * Pompeo

Full year "1789" for first section heading per Wikipedia style of full year if not consecutive. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:52, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Yes check.svg Done Galobtter (pingó mió) 17:21, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Edit request
Full year "1789" for first section heading per Wikipedia style of full year if not consecutive. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:52, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 23 August 2020
Hi. Please complete the full year 1789 in the section head, so it reads: 1781-1789, per Wikipedia style for non-consecutive years. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:24, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 14:15, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 7 October 2020
Could someone change the link to John Forsyth (Georgia) to John Forsyth (politician)? - Poydoo can talk and edit 01:05, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 01:51, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 15 January 2021
Please remove " (tenure) ", which unlike the other Tenure links is a redirect and not needed. This should probably be unprotected or un-fully-protected, doubt the Clinton issue from 2016 needing a blanket lock-down persists. Reywas92Talk 01:36, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * FWIW: The redirect leads to a section of the page, so it has a different target from the main "John Kerry" link. This is just an explanatory note; I have neither objection to nor support for any change. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:49, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes I think pretty much every one of these people has a section in the article specific to their time as SoS, no reason for just Kerry to have one. Reywas92Talk 19:43, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ * Pppery * it has begun... 18:34, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 26 January 2021
Please add Antony Blinken; confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on 26 January 2021. Willform (talk) 01:11, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 27 January 2021
Current Secretary of State Antony Blinken should be added to the list. Raider Duck (talk) 22:19, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:01, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 31 August 2021
Change G. Marshall to G. Marshall. 72.208.178.248 (talk) 18:52, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ – Jonesey95 (talk) 23:07, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 13 February 2022
Change R. Livingston to R. Livingston. Sahaib3005 (talk) 08:10, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:34, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 20 June 2022
Since we already have links to tenure pages, I suggest adding international trip pages to their respective secretaries as well. The formatting might have to be tweaked, but it would look something like this:


 * Christopher (trips)
 * Albright (trips)
 * Powell (trips)
 * Rice (tenure · trips)
 * Clinton (tenure · trips)
 * Kerry (trips)
 * Tillerson (trips)
 * Pompeo (trips)
 * Blinken (trips) Woko Sapien (talk) 18:55, 20 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Please see my sandbox for an example of how this would look on the template. --Woko Sapien (talk) 17:56, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ – seems uncontroversial enough. If other editors object they can revert or discuss it further here.  P.I. Ellsworth &thinsp;, ed.  put'r there 19:07, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 20 June 2022 (2)
Add a below section to include a link to List of international trips made by secretaries of state of the United States. Woko Sapien (talk) 19:06, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Please see my sandbox for an example of how this would look on the template. --Woko Sapien (talk) 17:56, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅.  P.I. Ellsworth &thinsp;, ed.  put'r there 19:08, 21 June 2022 (UTC)