This man held the post of U.S. secretary of state longer than anyone else.
- Cordell Hull
- Henry Kissinger
- James Madison
- William Seward
Cordell Hull served almost 12 years under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hull won the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in founding the United Nations. During World War II, he blocked all American efforts to send food and other humanitarian aid to occupied countries overseas.
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