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Secretary Quotes

Views on a Secretary of State's record, from all sides.

This collection centers on Hillary Clinton's time as Secretary of State, with supportive lines calling her good and effective in the role. It touches on themes found in Administration quotes about serving in high office.

I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.

Quotes by Walid Muallem

At the very least, Secretary Clinton should publicly call for the unequivocal release of Saeed Abedini.

Quotes by Trent Franks

I'm proud to support Secretary Clinton.

Quotes by Ted Deutch

As treasury secretary, I don't see it as my role commenting on the dollar in short-term movements.

Quotes by Steve Mnuchin

Active Quotes

During the Koizumi administration, I served as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary as well as the Chief Cabinet Secretary.

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

All public officials, including the secretary of state, must be held accountable.

Quotes by Ron DeSantis

I was the first woman elected as secretary of agriculture in Iowa.

Quotes by Patty Judge

As Governor, I will direct my Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to distribute federal taxpayer dollars from that department to Planned Parenthood clinics.

Quotes by Matt Bevin

Today, in 2011, I'm giving Secretary Hillary Clinton the nod as the Obama Administration's improbable MVP in the technology realm.

Quotes by Marvin Ammori

Administration Quotes

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

Quotes by Madeleine Albright

I was studying to be a legal secretary when I was called to audition for 'Ken.'

Quotes by Kierston Wareing

Clinton considers the 2011 overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya to be one of her finest hours as secretary of state. President Obama considers it one of his worst failures.

Quotes by Keith Kellogg

Do we want someone as secretary of state that is somehow tainted in this Benghazi issue?

Quotes by Jeff Duncan

(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.

Quotes by Harold MacMillan

Agriculture Quotes

As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton was an active promoter of increased resource extraction in Latin America, pushing both fracking and the privatization of petroleum production.

Quotes by Greg Grandin

In Honduras, in particular, Hillary Clinton as Obama's secretary of state was instrumental in legitimizing the coup's subsequent death-squad regime.

Quotes by Greg Grandin

By June 1974, Treasury Secretary George Shultz was already suggesting that rising oil prices could result in a 'highly advantageous mutual bargain' between the United States and petroleum-producing countries in the Middle East.

Quotes by Greg Grandin

I'm from a salt-of-the-earth, working-class, northern background. My dad's a steelworker and a firefighter, and my mum is a secretary for the NHS.

Quotes by Faye Marsay

I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge.

Quotes by Elton Gallegly

America Quotes

The first thing the secretary types is the boss.

Quotes by Donald Trump

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Secretary quotes collection cover?
It gathers quotes specifically about Hillary Clinton's tenure as U.S. Secretary of State, spanning both supportive and critical viewpoints.
Why do people search for secretary quotes?
People search for these quotes to reference political commentary on Clinton's record as Secretary of State, whether for debate, writing, or historical interest.
Is there a supportive quote about Clinton's time as secretary?
Yes, one quote describes Hillary Clinton as a good and effective secretary of state, offering a directly positive assessment of her tenure.
Does any quote raise a specific criticism of a decision?
Yes, one quote calls on Secretary Clinton to publicly demand the unequivocal release of Saeed Abedini, pointing to a specific case where more action was expected.
Is there a quote comparing differing views on the Libya decision?
Yes, one quote contrasts Clinton calling the 2011 overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi one of her finest hours with President Obama later calling it one of his worst failures.

Other quotes are more critical, weighing decisions like the 2011 overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya as either a finest hour or one of the era's worst failures depending on the speaker. For more on U.S. political figures, see America quotes.