US Secretary of State Powe ll has resigned and the White House is due to make announcement about this matter on Monday, government officials said.

Agriculture Secretary Ann Venneman has submitted her resignation, Nov. 15, 2004. (Xinhua File Photo)

Education Secretary Rod Paige has submitted his resignation, Nov. 15, 2004. (Xinhua File Photo)

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham resigns, Nov. 15, 2004. (Xinhua File Photo)

"The Secretary announced to his staff this morning that he had submitted his resignation on Friday," said a State Department official, adding that Powell would stay on "until such a time as a replacement is named."

Powell, 67, becomes the latest high-level member of President George W. Bush's cabinet to announce plans to leave following the election.

Powell was often seen representing more moderate views on foreign policy in the Bush administration.

Following the report of the resignation of Powell, the White House said that it will announce the resignations of three other members of US President George W. Bush's Cabinet on Monday.

Agriculture Secretary Ann Venneman, Education Secretary Rod Paige and Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham have all submitted their resignations, a senior administration official says.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters that the officials would not necessarily be leaving immediately and that their replacements would not be announced on Monday.

Powell is expected to go about his usual schedule, a senior administration said. Powell was scheduled to meet later Monday with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and was to attend a meeting of Asian officials in Chile Wednesday and a multinational conference on Iraq next week.