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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Doina Chiacu, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Edgar, currently an executive at IBM, previously was Trump's chief financial officer for the DHS and the associate deputy undersecretary of management for homeland security.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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Doina Chiacu, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Edgar, currently an executive at IBM, previously was Trump's chief financial officer for the DHS and the associate deputy undersecretary of management for homeland security.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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undersecretary
noun
un·der·sec·re·tary
ˌən-dər-ˈsek-rə-ˌter-ē
: a secretary right under a principal secretary
undersecretary of state
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