Department of State (U.S.)

Last modified: 2002-09-28 by rick wyatt
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• Secretary of State
• Deputy Secretary of State
• Under Secretaries of State
• Assistant Secretaries of State
• Flag Usage

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• Diplomatic and Consular Officials
• Departmental Flags
• United States of America

The Secretary of State was first authorized a flag by President Wilson's Executive Order 3360 of November 28, 1920. The occasion was the impending departure of the Secretary on a visit to South America as the President's special representative, during which the Secretary would be traveling by U.S. Navy ship. It was thought that a personal flag was required for his use as the President's stand-in. According to a booklet in the State Department library, this flag was blue with a rendition of the U.S. coat of arms in gold, flanked by two gold stars. This flag was canceled by Executive Order 6005A of January 21, 1933 (President F. D. Roosevelt's second day in office) and replaced by the present flag, which was authorized by State Department Order 545 the same day.

Source for Description of Flags: Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, describes this flag and the other "official flags indicative of the office" of the top leadership of the Department of State.
Joe McMillan, 4 September 1999

by Joe McMillan, 4 September 1999

Secretary of State: "On a blue rectangular field a white disk bearing the official coat of arms of the United States adopted by the act of June 20, 1782, in proper colors. In each of