MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Secretary of State
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Secretary of War
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Secretary of Defense
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Attorney General
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Detailed explanation-1: -His sympathy for the French Revolution led him into conflict with Alexander Hamilton when Jefferson was Secretary of State in President Washington’s Cabinet.
Detailed explanation-2: -George Washington’s cabinet included four original members: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1784, he was appointed ambassador to France. Jefferson returned to the United States in November 1789 to serve as Washington’s Secretary of State.
Detailed explanation-4: -Influence on U.S. Diplomacy While Minister to France, he negotiated a commercial treaty with Prussia (1785) and the Consular Convention with France (1788). As Secretary of State, Jefferson’s approach to foreign affairs was limited by Washington’s preference for neutrality regarding the war between Britain and France.