secretary
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The environment secretary had also spoken to North East Mayor Kim McGuinness "to discuss the response and next steps", a spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Asked if the new orders would withstand judicial scrutiny, Trump predicted they would, before directing the question to White House staff secretary Will Scharf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The paper quotes the new energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, who said that the government "would not stick rigidly to the pledge made by her predecessor".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Her account can be seen as a response to one colonial secretary of Ceylon, who in 1903 believed scientific management would revolutionize the collection of pearls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The U.S. secretary of the interior, Stewart Udall, happened to be visiting Russia, and Khrushchev summoned him for a talk.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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
Trump officials, among them the secretaries of the interior and energy, traveled to Caracas with executives to strike preliminary investment agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Having all this information in one place is especially vital for Cabinet secretaries and White House aides who make decisions on the National Security Council.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
I looked up, and I talked with three of the former secretaries to Mr. Muhammad.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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