<human>:  Is the US Secretary of State similar to an administrative secretary of an office?
<bot>: No, the US Secretary of State is not similar to an administrative secretary of an office. An administrative secretary of an office is hired to handle routine and calendar scheduling for a superior. The US Secretary of State is the head of the Department of State and is analogous to a foreign minister of other countries. The US secretary of state can have administrative assistants, so another name for administrative secretary is administrative assistant, but they are different.