secretary
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Former defence secretary and Nato chief Lord Robertson accused the government of "corrosive complacency" amid rising threats around the world.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
You might reasonably expect these meetings to involve the foreign secretary, the job Lammy used to do before the role was given to Yvette Cooper.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Those traits, along with his standing as a protege of Marcelo Ebrard — Mexico’s secretary of the economy, who previously served as foreign minister — helped power Velasco’s meteoric career rise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
In a news conference in March, just days before being named foreign secretary, Velasco condemned the deaths of Mexican citizens in U.S. custody as “painful, heartrending, and absolutely unacceptable for the government of Mexico.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The moment the bag was filled, a secretary would come in and replace it with an empty one.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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