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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President Trump nominated Karen Evans, who has been leading the cyber mission at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in recent weeks, to be the new undersecretary for management at the Department of Homeland Security.
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Sam Sabin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile Tuesday, some GOP members of the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed opposition while questioning Trump nominee Elbridge Colby, nominated to be a Pentagon undersecretary, about his views on Iran, Taiwan and NATO.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
Elbridge Colby, tapped by Trump to be undersecretary of defense for policy, is set to be grilled Tuesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee as GOP senators seek assurances from the White House and Colby about his past comments on the Middle East, particularly Iran.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
In an October news briefing, Dr. Eric Deeble, deputy undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at the USDA, said agriculture officials were still confident that H5N1 could be eliminated in the national herd.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sam Sabin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile Tuesday, some GOP members of the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed opposition while questioning Trump nominee Elbridge Colby, nominated to be a Pentagon undersecretary, about his views on Iran, Taiwan and NATO.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
Elbridge Colby, tapped by Trump to be undersecretary of defense for policy, is set to be grilled Tuesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee as GOP senators seek assurances from the White House and Colby about his past comments on the Middle East, particularly Iran.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
In an October news briefing, Dr. Eric Deeble, deputy undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at the USDA, said agriculture officials were still confident that H5N1 could be eliminated in the national herd.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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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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