commissioner
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Mafwele, who serves as Tanzania's senior assistant commissioner of police, is the first senior government official under President Samia Suluhu Hassan's administration to face foreign sanctions.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Dave Kautter, a tax attorney who served in the first Trump administration as an acting IRS commissioner and assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy, said he wasn’t outraged by the settlement agreement and its addendum.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that Marty Makary would be leaving his role as FDA commissioner.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Kyle Diamantas, a deputy within the agency, is expected to step in as acting commissioner, according to several news outlets.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
In less than fifteen minutes, Mrs. Suzman — all five feet two inches of her — came through the door of our passageway, accompanied by General Steyn, the commissioner of prisons.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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