Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Cabinet of the United States

United States Department of Defense

United States Secretary of Defense
Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1941.

1989 – 1993


United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Bradley Rogers “Brad” Carson*

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1967.

2015 – 2016


United States Department of the Army

United States Secretary of War
General of the Army Ulysses S. Grant*

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1822; d. July 23 1885

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1861. Promoted to Major General, 1863. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1864. Promoted to General of the Army, 1866. Retired from the military, 1869.

1867 – 1868

Elihu Root

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1845; d. February 7 1937.

1899 – 1904

William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1904 – 1908

United States Secretary of the Army
Joseph William Westphal*

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1948.

2001


United States Under Secretary of the Army
Joseph William Westphal

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1948.

2009 – 2014

Bradley Rogers “Brad” Carson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1967.

2014 – 2015


Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Joseph William Westphal

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 26 1948.

1998 – 2001




United States Department of Health and Human Services

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tommy George Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1941.

2001 – 2005




United States Department of Homeland Security

United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Kirstjen Michele Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1972.

2017 – 2019




United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Alphonso R. Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1945.

2004 – 2008


United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Alphonso R. Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1945.

2001 – 2004




United States Department of the Interior

United States Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Lee Udall

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1920; d. March 20 2010.

1961 – 1969


United States Department of the Navy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1858; d. January 6 1919

1897 – 1898

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1882; d. April 12 1945

1913 – 1920




United States Department of Justice

United States Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division
Thomas Lawrence “Tom” Sansonetti

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1949.

2001 – 2005


Solicitor General of the United States
William Howard Taft

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1857; d. March 8 1930

1890 – 1892




United States Department of State

United States Secretary of State
Thomas Francis Bayard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1828; d. September 28 1898.

1885 – 1889

Elihu Root

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1845; d. February 7 1937.

1905 – 1909

John Foster Dulles

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1888; d. May 24 1959.

1953 – 1959

Colin Luther Powell

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1937; d. October 18 2021.

2001 – 2005

Condoleezza Rice

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1954.

2005 – 2009

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1947.

2009 – 2013

John Forbes Kerry

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1943.

2013 – 2017

Marco Antonio Rubio

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1971.

2025 – present


United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
Thomas Richard Nides

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1961.

2011 – 2013


United States Under Secretary of State
William Phillips

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1878; d. February 23 1968

1922 – 1924

William Phillips

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1878; d. February 23 1968

1933 – 1936

Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1895; d. August 9 1961

Military ranks: Promoted to Brigadier General, 1942. Promoted to Major General, 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant General, 1944. Promoted to General, 1951.

1953 – 1954

United States Assistant Secretary of State
William Phillips

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1878; d. February 23 1968

1917 – 1920


Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
Daniel Scott “Dan” Sullivan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1964.

2006 – 2009


Director of Policy Planning
Gregory Bestor Craig

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1945.

1997 – 1998


United States Department of Transportation

Andrew Hill “Andy” Card, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1947.

1992 – 1993


United States Department of the Treasury

Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
David Robert Malpass

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1956.

2017 – 2019