secretary of state

Example Sentences

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"The secretary of state lectures Northern Ireland continually about living within our budget," he said.

From BBC

Speaking in the White House on Tuesday evening, he seemed to suggest that the terms of the deal had changed significantly since it was commended by Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, in May.

From BBC

Also puzzling are the book’s inaccuracies: Joseph Sisco was an able U.S. diplomat but never, as Mr. Burke says, secretary of state.

From The Wall Street Journal

President Dwight Eisenhower’s secretary of state John Foster Dulles urged Eastern European nations in the mid-1950s to rise up against Soviet occupation by announcing a policy of “liberation” and “rollback” of communism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Liz Kendall, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, said non-consensual intimate deepfakes created by Grok were illegal and an "affront to decent society".

From BBC