secretary
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Kamrul Hasan, general secretary of the Ekota Garments Sramik Federation, told AFP Monday that some labour leaders had gone into hiding.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Vice President JD Vance sent a message to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in an effort to restart peace talks, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
A failed press secretary provided great amusement for a week or so.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
The home secretary was concerned about the number of people who would be eligible for permanent residency after a period of very high net migration under the previous government.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
After all, he had only returned from his five-year tour of duty in France six months earlier and had just taken up his post as secretary of state in March.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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It was the third night of an annual conference for secretaries of state, drawing participants from red and blue states.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
But there were also 961,610 “medical secretaries and administrative assistants.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
To do that work, the state plans to add as many as four deputy attorneys general, a legal analyst and three legal secretaries, according to a legislative analyst’s report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Two former home secretaries involved in the Manston decision-making - Dame Priti and Braverman - have already provided evidence that will be examined in depth in future hearings.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Wolf specialized in infiltrating the West German government, sometimes with "Romeo spies," who would strike up romances with unsuspecting single women—many of them secretaries to powerful generals and political figures.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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