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In [[Liberia]], from 1847 until 1972, the Secretary of State was the head of the Department of State and the chief foreign policy officer of the republic, responsible for conducting diplomacy and implementing the nation's foreign affairs. The title was abolished in 1972 and replaced with the new nomenclature, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Liberia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]. Throughout most of Liberia's history, holders of that office usually went on to become president.