---
type: Body
title: "Department of State"
classification: "executive-department"
chamber: "executive"
code: "EXEC-STATE"
head: "us/executive/state/secretary"
sources:
  - field: definition
    source: "5 U.S.C. § 101 (Executive departments)"
confidence: official
tags: [body, executive, executive-department]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Department of State

Executive department, established by 5 U.S.C. § 101. Headed by the [Secretary of State](/us/executive/state/secretary.md).

## Referenced by the U.S. Code

588 sections of the U.S. Code reference this department. A sample:

- [1 U.S.C. § 112a](/legal/us/code/title-01/chapter-2/section-112a.md)
- [1 U.S.C. § 112b](/legal/us/code/title-01/chapter-2/section-112b.md)
- [2 U.S.C. § 143a](/legal/us/code/title-02/chapter-5/section-143a.md)
- [2 U.S.C. § 194a](/legal/us/code/title-02/chapter-6/section-194a.md)
- [2 U.S.C. § 4726](/legal/us/code/title-02/chapter-47/section-4726.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 101](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-1/section-101.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 10301](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-103/section-10301.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 10302](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-103/section-10302.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 2902](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-29/section-2902.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 3330d](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-33/section-3330d.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 406](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-4/section-406.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 419](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-4/section-419.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 5102](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-51/section-5102.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 5315](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-53/section-5315.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 7103](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-71/section-7103.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 7531](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-75/section-7531.md)
- [5 U.S.C. § 9101](/legal/us/code/title-05/chapter-91/section-9101.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 1001](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-3/section-1001.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 106](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-1/section-106.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 121](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-1/section-121.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 124k](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-1/section-124k.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 1531](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-6/section-1531.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 195c](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-1/section-195c.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 220](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-1/section-220.md)
- [6 U.S.C. § 236](/legal/us/code/title-06/chapter-1/section-236.md)
- …and 563 more (full set in data/section_authority_edges.jsonl)