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Thomas Jefferson nominated and confirmed as Secretary of State

President George Washington nominated Thomas Jefferson to serve as the first Secretary of State under the new government, and the Senate confirmed him on September 26, 1789.

Thomas Jefferson nominated and confirmed as Secretary of State

Jefferson's confirmation established the nation's chief foreign policy office and brought a leading Founding Father into the Cabinet, shaping early U.S. diplomacy and partisan divisions.

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