"A group of self-appointed ‘life-style police’ are pushing to control many aspects of our daily lives. If they succeed, we lose our basic right to free choice. Today they’re targeting smoking. What’s next? Red meat? Leather? Coffee? If fifty million smokers can lose their rights anyone can." )From an ad for the National Smokers Alliance)

In this quote in question what is being exposed to how the situation of smokers is complicated, and that smoking should be avoided due to the consequences that smoking brings to people's lives. In a way we can understand this type of thinking because smoking is extremely harmful, not only for smokers but for the people around them.

the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.