First Secretary
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Poor and deeply ambitious, he rose to become a military officer in the Revolutionary War, and later, the nation’s first secretary of the treasury under Washington.
From Los Angeles Times
She pushed back and was appointed shadow first secretary of state among other titles.
From BBC
He clashed bitterly with the then first secretary Alun Michael in 2000 over procedures surrounding a no-confidence vote in Mr Michael's handling of European funding.
From BBC
Mr Michael, whose post was known as first secretary at the time, resigned before it could take place.
From BBC
When George Washington was elected the first president and took office in New York in 1789, John Adams became vice president and Jefferson was named the first secretary of state.
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