secretary
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After the April community meeting, Falb and her mother exchanged contact information with other residents, eventually forming the Lone Pine Canyon Protection Alliance, with Falb serving as vice president and Unibe as secretary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Lucy Powell in now the education secretary and says there is "no more important job" than making sure young people have the best education and opportunities they can.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Douglas Alexander stays in the cabinet as Scotland secretary, having previously been in the cabinets of Keir Starmer, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Heidi Alexander remains transport secretary, the role she has held since November 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The secretary said her boss was down the hall, meeting with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Two former home secretaries involved in the Manston decision-making - Dame Priti and Braverman - have already provided evidence that will be examined in depth in future hearings.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
In fact, Leavitt may well become the gold standard for press secretaries into the foreseeable future.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
There are assistant secretaries, judges for the District of Columbia, and roles at agencies such as the National Credit Union Administration Board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Stanford’s Hoover Institution has housed former secretaries of State and national security advisors for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Alpharetta employers say that the $250,000 starting point for a detached, single-family house freezes out their secretaries and technicians, janitors and truck drivers, cashiers and data clerks.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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