Alvey Augustus Adee | |
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| 2nd United States Second Assistant Secretary of State | |
| In office August 3, 1886 – June 30, 1924 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | William Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| United States Secretary of State | |
Ad interim | |
| In office September 17, 1898 – September 29, 1898 | |
| President | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | William R. Day |
| Succeeded by | John Hay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1842 Astoria, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1924 (aged 81) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Alvey Augustus Adee (November 27, 1842 – July 4, 1924) was a long-time official with the United States Department of State who served as the acting Secretary of State in 1898 during the Spanish–American War. He was the second of three senior State Department officials—the first being William Hunter and the third Wilbur J. Carr—whose overlapping careers provided continuity and good management in American foreign policy for over a century, from the administration of President Andrew Jackson until that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.