I suppose I have more faith in the innate ability of human nature to adapt and to learn than you do, and less apt to be in awe of what in the bottom line is a job with a title than you are. There is no “secretary of state” school, any more than there is a “president” school. And the SoSs have a small army of assistants and advisors to assist them to navigate away from making egregious errors. Maybe someone should get a grip.
Go to any major U.S. trucking firm and find a career truck driver who has racked up more than a million miles on the road with no accidents and violations. I guarantee you that guy would be better qualified to serve in any of the people whose names have been put out there for any of these positions.