secretary
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Wade Crowfoot, California Natural Resources Agency secretary, said Wednesday’s announcement builds on California’s 30x30 plan, which seeks to conserve 30% of the state’s land and coastal waters by the end of the decade.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Sir Olly Robbins, who gave evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of MPs on Tuesday, was fired as the permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office last week.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said previously that “neither the president nor his family have ever engaged, or will ever engage, in conflicts of interest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The secretary downplayed last year’s measles outbreak in West Texas and promoted vitamin A, which is not a substitute for vaccination or a viable treatment.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Then a secretary would come on the line and take our order.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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