How to Use undersecretary in a Sentence

undersecretary

noun
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  • Jones would be the second openly gay undersecretary of the Air Force.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Meredith Berger, the acting undersecretary of the Navy, will lead the group.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Shulkin was sworn in as his undersecretary for health in July 2015.
    — Donovan Slack, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2018
  • If confirmed, Jones would be the second openly gay undersecretary of the Air Force.
    — Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Three years later Janine Davidson, the undersecretary of the Navy, sounded the alarm again.
    — T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2020
  • If confirmed, Jones, who is Filipina, would be the first woman of color to serve as undersecretary of the Air Force.
    — Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The events of the past year have left their mark on the search process, according to Kevin Gover, undersecretary for museums and culture, the executive in charge of the hiring.
    — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Tata had just assumed the role of undersecretary of defense for policy on Nov. 10.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2020
  • What is an undersecretary, that's kind of a strange term for most people, and what were your responsibilities in that job?
    — CBS News, 7 July 2021
  • Pope Francis named the nun as the first female undersecretary in the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops office in 2021.
    — Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2023
  • His choice of Arturo Herrera, a finance undersecretary, helped calm the markets’ nerves.
    — The Economist, 11 July 2019
  • The office of the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness sat vacant for nearly three years.
    — Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Under Shulkin, a physician who served as VA undersecretary of health for Obama, the agency managed to chip away at a huge backlog of unprocessed claims.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Colin Kahl, the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy, told reporters that the shells being shipped to Ukraine have a failure rate of 2.35%.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • The offices of the undersecretary of defense for policy and the comptroller, for example, were each open for almost two years in total.
    — Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Wolf was on the outside, but remain at DHS as the acting undersecretary for strategy, policy and plans.
    — Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2020
  • On Thursday, Kennealy and undersecretary Jennifer Maddox outlined new changes in the final version of the rules.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • His side of the story cam out later from Steve Goldstein, undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
    — Dwight Adams, Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The confirmation comes as the role of undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes has remained open for about two years.
    — Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2021
  • The undersecretary cited a recent trip to Caribou, Maine, to study outreach in the community.
    — Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023
  • The Saudi prince had longer talks at the Pentagon with Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense for policy, the official said.
    — Matthew Lee, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
  • Robert Wilkie, the department's undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said in a memo to lawmakers.
    — Leada Gore, AL.com, 2 May 2018
  • The three-day visit by Krach, as undersecretary in charge of economic affairs, marks the highest-level State Department visit to Taiwan in decades.
    — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Acting undersecretary of data Andrew Van Dam is on a top-secret mission this week to decode a data treasure trove.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Before working with the VA, Wilkie served as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness.
    — Jane Coaston, Vox, 26 June 2018
  • Robert Wilke, who serves as an undersecretary at the Defense Department, will serve as acting secretary.
    — Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Thomas Shannon, a former undersecretary of state who was involved in the removal of two previous Haitian leaders, said the back-and-forth and lack of certainty over who will replace Henry is not helping to stem the crisis.
    — Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • While in the past there was some direct overlap in the roles, today the undersecretary oversees a much broader portfolio of science and innovation offices.
    — Byadrian Cho, science.org, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Rob Silvers, the board chair, is a Homeland Security undersecretary.
    — Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 8 July 2024
  • John Cohen, the former acting undersecretary of intelligence and counterterrorism for DHS, said that the shooting raised questions about whether there was any warning of the attack among law enforcement agencies.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024

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