How to Use undersecretary in a Sentence

undersecretary

noun

• That person is going to take the time to choose who his undersecretaries are.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 24 Apr. 2017
• Jones would be the second openly gay undersecretary of the Air Force.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2021
• For his part, Stengel, the undersecretary of state, is ready to leverage them.
  — Adam Weinstein, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2015
• 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
• In June 1940, de Gaulle was France’s most junior general, having served all of two weeks as undersecretary of defense.
  — Jessica T. Mathews, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Michael Camuñez, a former U.S. undersecretary of Commerce who is now a consultant, told the mayors.
  — Sandra Dibble, Hoy San Diego, 27 July 2017
• 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
• Elizabeth Allen, most recently an undersecretary at the State Department, will be chief of staff for Harris' running mate, who has not yet been chosen.
  — Will Weissert, arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024