executive secretary
noun
: a secretary having administrative duties
especially
: an official responsible for administering the activities and business affairs of an organization
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Brazil’s Minister of Culture executive secretary Márcio Tavares will preside the meeting, as the hosting country currently holds the Forum’s temporary presidency.
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Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Prior to his Fed governor role, Warsh spent years as a Morgan Stanley banker and then joined the Bush White House in 2002 as executive secretary of the National Economic Council.
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Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Devoe, a human-rights specialist who previously served as executive secretary of the government’s National Human Rights Council, was presented by pro-government figures as a sign of institutional normalization.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Murray — a former executive secretary for the Boston Housing Authority who was responsible for collecting weekly BHA timesheets and overtime forms — admitted to falsifying overtime forms.
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Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Prior to his Fed governor role, Warsh spent years as a Morgan Stanley banker and then joined the Bush White House in 2002 as executive secretary of the National Economic Council.
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Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Devoe, a human-rights specialist who previously served as executive secretary of the government’s National Human Rights Council, was presented by pro-government figures as a sign of institutional normalization.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Murray — a former executive secretary for the Boston Housing Authority who was responsible for collecting weekly BHA timesheets and overtime forms — admitted to falsifying overtime forms.
—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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