<page_title> List of foreign-born United States Cabinet Secretaries </page_title> <section_title> Defunct departments </section_title> <table> <cell> James McHenry* <col_header> Secretary </col_header> </cell> <cell> Secretary of War <col_header> Position </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1796 <col_header> Year appointed </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ireland <col_header> Country of birth </col_header> </cell> <cell> George Washington <col_header> Administration </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Adams <col_header> Secretary </col_header> </cell> </table>
Irish-born James McHenry, who was appointed by Washington as Secretary of War in 1796 and served the same post in John Adams's administration.