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
  • For his part, Stengel, the undersecretary of state, is ready to leverage them.
    — Adam Weinstein, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2015
  • Jones would be the second openly gay undersecretary of the Air Force.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Shulkin was sworn in as his undersecretary for health in July 2015.
    — Donovan Slack, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Meredith Berger, the acting undersecretary of the Navy, will lead the group.
    — Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The office of the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness sat vacant for nearly three years.
    — Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
  • If confirmed, Jones would be the second openly gay undersecretary of the Air Force.
    — Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • Hung Cao, the current undersecretary of the Navy, will serve as acting secretary.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
  • His choice of Arturo Herrera, a finance undersecretary, helped calm the markets’ nerves.
    — The Economist, 11 July 2019
  • 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 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
  • 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 undersecretary cited a recent trip to Caribou, Maine, to study outreach in the community.
    — Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 30 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • On Thursday, Kennealy and undersecretary Jennifer Maddox outlined new changes in the final version of the rules.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • He was also tapped to be the acting undersecretary of Defense for research and engineering during the president-elect’s last time in the White House.
    — Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Rogers currently serves as the undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, overseeing the department's efforts to promote the United States and its values on the world stage.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • The deputy-secretary position at DHS is vacant, and the official next in line to take over as acting secretary is Rob Law, the undersecretary for strategy, policy, and plans.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Dario Gil, undersecretary for science at the US Department of Energy, has already signaled that this is a presidential priority.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Similarly, narrow definitions of terms such as tracking and surveillance could still permit a wide range of domestic intelligence-gathering, Carson, the former Army undersecretary, told me.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Public interest in the case intensified after the local press widely reported that the father of one of the suspects served as undersecretary for governance and compliance within Rio’s state social development and human rights department.
    — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Hegseth is set to give a major speech on the subject Friday and is said to be considering such radical changes as moving the department that coordinates with foreign militaries from the office of the undersecretary for policy to the office of the undersecretary for acquisitions.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025

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