secretary
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Priebus was fairly swiftly given the heave-ho in favor of retired Gen. John Kelly, who was serving as secretary of homeland security.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The health secretary reported receiving two book advances for $2 million each for his books “Unsettled Science” and “A Defense for Israel.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But Tugendhat, the Tory MP for Tonbridge in Kent who Badenoch appointed her shadow foreign secretary in a reshuffle earlier this month, has suggested Trump does not mean it.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Hall was first elected secretary general of the party in 1959, a title he held until his death in 2000.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
He stated that he was going to Washington, DC, on Thursday or Friday of this week, and would talk to Mr. Hoover or his secretary.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
In fact, Leavitt may well become the gold standard for press secretaries into the foreseeable future.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
President Trump, members of Congress, world leaders, cabinet secretaries and television hosts were among the mourners assembled at the National Cathedral in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Andy Burnham has said he will ask the home and foreign secretaries to "review all possible options" to deport the ringleader of a notorious Rochdale grooming gang.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Stanford’s Hoover Institution has housed former secretaries of State and national security advisors for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The secretaries stared at Gaur and then Gaur nodded to me, as if to say, “It is your turn, Nelson.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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