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The Secretary of State of the District of Columbia's Office is composed of six divisions: The Ceremonial Services Unit processes requests for various ceremonial items such as proclamations. The Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances prepares and publishes the official government documents of the District, including the District of ...
Kimberly Ann Bassett [1] is an American civil servant serving as secretary of the District of Columbia. Bassett was appointed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in December 2018, succeeding Lauren Vaughan. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 is an organic act enacted by Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution that formally placed the District of Columbia under the control of Congress and organized the unincorporated territory within the District into two counties: Washington County to the north and east of ...
Pages in category "Secretaries of the District of Columbia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Council of the District of Columbia (or simply D.C. Council) is the legislative branch of the government of the District of Columbia.As permitted in the United States Constitution, the district is not part of any U.S. state and is overseen directly by the federal government.
However, the Congressional Act of 1871 placed a governor at the head of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Militia, and from 1871 to 1887, there was no commanding general. in 1887, the position of governor was eliminated and a commissioner form of government was established with five appointed commissioners, and the position ...
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
Cynthia Brock-Smith is an American government official who served as the Secretary of the District of Columbia under Mayor Vincent C. Gray from 2011 to 2014. [1] During her tenure, she was a member of the National Association of Secretaries of State. [2]