| POWELL | Colin ___: US secretary of state 2001-2015 (6) |
| COLINPOWELL | The US Secretary of State 2001-05 (5,6) |
| COLIN | --- Powell, US secretary of state, 2001-05 |
| SEWARD | William Henry ___, US Secretary of State from 1861-69 (6) |
| POMPEO | Mike ___: US secretary of state 2018-2021 (6) |
| MURRAY | Colin _, the new host of Countdown (6) |
| DEXTER | Colin ___, author of the Inspector Morse novels (6) |
| ALBRIGHT | Madeleine ___, US Secretary of State from 1997-2001 (8) |
| SALMON | Colin _, esteemed actor who plays Queen ViC landlord George Knight in EastEnders (6) |
| KERRY | John ___, US Secretary of State appointed in 2003 (5) |
| VANCE | Cyrus ___, US Secretary of State from 1977-80 (5) |
| KISSINGER | Henry __, US Secretary of State under Presidents Nixon and Ford (9) |
| RICE | Condoleezza ___, US Secretary of State from 2005-09 (4) |
| RUMSFELD | Donald ___, US Secretary of Defense from 2001-06 (8) |
| HAIG | Alexander ___, US Secretary of State from 1981-82 (4) |
| BAKER | James ___, US Secretary of State from 1989-92 (5) |
| WEBSTER | Daniel ___, US Secretary of State from 1841-43 and 1850-52 (7) |
| RUSK | Dean ___, US Secretary of State from 1961-69 (4) |
| COHEN | William ___ , US Secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton from 1997-2001 (5) |
| CLINTON | Hillary ___: US secretary of state 2009-2013 (7) |
