undersecretary

noun

un·der·sec·re·tary ˌən-dər-ˈse-krə-ˌter-ē

-ˈse-kə-

variants or under secretary

: a secretary immediately subordinate to a principal secretary

—often capitalized when used as a title

the British Undersecretary for India

the Under Secretary of the Treasury

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In addition, Trump named former Uber executive Emil Michael as undersecretary for research and engineering. —

Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024 Not surprisingly, several positions within Treasury were among them: Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024 Lastly, Trump announced that Jacob Helberg will serve as undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment at the State Department. —

Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024 Mary Veloso, a Filipino death-row drug convict, will return home by the end of the month after officials in Indonesia and the Philippines signed a deal to repatriate her, said Raul Vasquez, the undersecretary at the Department of Justice of the Philippines. —

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