secretary
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Feinberg is the rare deputy defense secretary who has no aspirations for the top job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Unison general secretary Andrea Egan said such an approach was "never the right way" to address vaccine concerns.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Business leaders who have interacted with the deputy defense secretary describe him as an intense micromanager, poring over minutiae within contracts and supply-chain statistics to look for potential savings or bottlenecks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Unite's general secretary Sharon Graham, said: "DHL is hugely profitable, it can more than afford to put forward an acceptable pay offer."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He would be his own secretary of state and trust his son’s quite impressive knowledge of European affairs more than official reports.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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