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
Laura Davison, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said the plans for "more brutal job cuts are wrong, damaging and will cause uncertainty and distress for workers at the BBC".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
A second round of high-level negotiations could take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, over the next several days, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, told reporters at a news briefing Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed discussions are under way about a second round of talks between the US and Iran, expected to take place again in Islamabad, with Pakistan mediating.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
President John Kennedy, who had appointed him secretary of defense in 1961, called McNamara the smartest man he’d ever met.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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