He served as America's first ambassador to France and its first secretary of state. Now he would govern the nation.

杰斐逊曾担任美国驻法国的第一任大使，也是美国第一任国务卿。现今，他将担任美国总统。

The former Brexit secretary would also serve as first secretary of state which makes him eligible to become Johnson's deputy.

这位前脱欧部长还将担任第一任国务卿，使他有资格成为约翰逊的副手。

He is the first secretary of state to visit the country while in office. U.S. officials did not announce the visit before it took place.

他是在任期间首位访问该国的国务卿，美国官方在他访问之前并未宣布此事。

One person close to Mr. Trump said the situation resembled the moment when the president turned on Rex W. Tillerson, his first secretary of state, but still took another six months or more to push him out.

一位与特朗普关系甚密的人士表示，这次的情况与总统之前攻击他的第一任国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森时的情形如出一辙，但那次，特朗普还是在至少半年之后才真的赶走了蒂勒森。