Example sentences of "secretary of [noun sg] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May I also say that the Department 's concern would be taken more seriously if it did not take over three months to get replies from the Secretary of State to hon. Members who draw his attention to accusations that have been made in relation to what goes on in Castlereagh ? |
| 2 | Much more money comes from it to education in the shape of the funds allocated by the Secretary of State to local authorities through the Revenue Support Grant : 2.3 billion in 1989–90 . |
| 3 | The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen , visited Mauritius on Nov. 9-11 and reaffirmed that the USA would maintain a presence in the Indian Ocean region as long as it was considered necessary . |
| 4 | The United States Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs , Herman Cohen , said that the US was " disappointed " by the " established fact " that the MNR had violated the Rome accord . |
| 5 | The talks were chaired by United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen . |
| 6 | With the rebels recording further military successes [ see p. 37702 ] talks between the government and the EPLF took place in Washington on Oct. 2 , chaired by US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen . |
| 7 | The arrival of US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman J. Cohen and a Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister , Vladimir Kasimirov , on April 23 was taken as a sign that an overall agreement was close . |
| 8 | On the morning of May 27 , representatives of the government and rebel groups began talks in London , with the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen , as mediator . |
| 9 | On May 18 it was reported that the United States had sent its Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen , to Rome to try and move the talks forward . |
| 10 | On July 2 a Revolutionary Command Council ( RCC ) member Col. Mohammed al-Amin Khalifah , while on a visit to Addis Ababa , discussed with United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen a peace initiative sponsored by the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) and launched in June . |
| 11 | MNR leader Afonso Dhlakama had cancelled a July 19 meeting in Rome with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jeffrey Davidow , claiming that the government planned to assassinate him . |
| 12 | The administration 's strongest criticism to date of Mobutu came in testimony to the Senate foreign relations committee on Nov. 7 by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen , who accused Mobutu of " an apparent unwillingness to distinguish between state finances and his own , a failing that lies at the heart of Zaïre 's dismal economic record " . |
| 13 | The OLF secretary-general Gelasa Gilbo on Nov. 10 met with Herman Cohen , the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , in Washington , where he also opened OLF offices . |
| 14 | The French action was condemned by the MDD as an unwarranted interference in Chadian affairs , but was praised by United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , Herman Cohen , who said that his government was concerned about Libyan influence in Chad . |
| 15 | On Feb. 23 the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen had met with opposition representatives and President Déby while on a visit to N'Djamena , and had expressed continued US support for the " democratic process in Chad " . |
| 16 | US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen discussed the possibilities of a ceasefire and Rwandan national reconciliation , with the RPF and the Ugandan government in Kampala , the Ugandan capital , on May 10 and with the transitional government in Kigali , the capital of Rwanda , on May 11-12 . |
| 17 | On Oct. 5 UNITA withdrew from the Angolan Armed Forces ( FAA ) , the new national army formed in September [ ibid. ] , leading to accusations from the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen that UNITA was violating the 1991 peace accord with the government [ see p. 38180 ] . |
| 18 | On Dec. 22 , following the mediatory efforts of Jeffrey Davidow , US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs , who met UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi on Dec. 19 and dos Santos on Dec. 21 , UNITA announced a six-stage plan of action , beginning with its withdrawal from the northern provincial capital Uige and from the nearby air base of Negage . |
| 19 | Brian Mulroney Prime Minister Joe Clark Secretary of State for External Affairs John Crosbie International Trade Donald Mazankowski Deputy Prime Minister ; Minister of Agriculture ; President of the Privy Council Elmer MacKay Public Works Jake Epp Energy , Mines and Resources Robert De Cotret President of the Treasury Board Perrin Beatty National Health and Welfare Michael Wilson Finance *Harvie André Minister of State ; Leader of the government in the House of Commons Otto Jelinek National Revenue **Thomas Siddon Indian Affairs and Northern Development Charles Mayer Western Economic Diversification ; Minister of State for Grains and Oilseeds William McKnight Defence **Benoît Bouchard Industry , Science and Technology Marcel Masse Communications **Barbara McDougall Employment and Immigration Gerald Merrithew Veterans ' Affairs Monique Vézina Minister of State for Employment and Immigration ; Senior Citizens **Frank Oberle Forestry Lowell Murray Government Leader in Senate ; Minister of State for Federal-Provincial Relations Paul Dick Supply and Services **Pierre Cadieux Solicitor General Tom Hockin Minister of State for Small Businesses and Tourism Monique Landry Minister of State for External Relations *Bernard Valcourt Fisheries and Oceans Gerry Weiner Minister of State for Multiculturalism and Citizenship **Douglas Lewis Transport **Pierre Blais Consumer and Corporate Affairs Lucien Bouchard Environment John McDermid Minister of State for Privatization and Regulatory Affairs **Shirley Martin Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development **Mary Collins Associate Minister of National Defence ; Minster responsible for Status of Women Allen Redway Minister of State for Housing William Wineguard Minister of State for Science **Kim Campbell Justice ; Attorney General Jean Corbeil Minister of Labour ; Minister of State for Transport Gilles Loiselle Minister of State for Finance *Marcel Danis Minister of State for Youth ; Fitness and Amateur Sport * New appointment . |
| 20 | Brian Mulroney Prime Minister Joseph ( Joe ) Clark Secretary of State for External Affairs John Crosbie International Trade Donald Mazankowski Deputy Prime Minister ; Agriculture ; President of Privy Council Elmer MacKay Public Works Jake Epp Energy , Mines and Resources Robert De Cotret President of Treasury Board Perrin Beatty National Health and Welfare Michael Wilson Finance Harvie Andre Minister of State ; Leader of Government in House of Commons Otto Jelinek National Revenue Thomas Siddon Indian Affairs and Northern Development Charles Mayer Western Economic Diversification ; Minister of State for Grains and Oilseeds William McKnight Defence Benoît Bouchard Industry , Science and Technology Marcel Masse Communications Barbara McDougall Employment and Immigration Gerald Merrithew Veterans ' Affairs Monique Vézina Minister of State for Employment and Immigration ; Senior Citizens Frank Oberle Forestry Lowell Murray Government Leader in Senate ; Minister of State for Federal-Provincial Relations Paul Dick Supply and Services Pierre Cadieux Solicitor General Tom Hockin Minister of State for Small Businesses and Tourism Monique Landry Minister of State for External Relations Bernard Valcourt Fisheries and Oceans Gerry Weiner Minister of State for Multiculturalism and Citizenship Douglas Lewis Transport Pierre Blais Consumer and Corporate Affairs Lucien Bouchard Environment John McDermid Minister of State for Privatization and Regulatory Affairs Shirley Martin Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development Mary Collins Associate Minister of National Defence ; Minster responsible for Status of Women Allen Redway Minister of State for Housing William Wineguard Minister of State for Science Kim Campbell Justice and Attorney General Jean Corbeil Minister of Labour ; Minister of State for Transport Gilles Loiselle Minister of State for Finance Marcel Danis Minister of State for Youth ; Fitness and Amateur Sport |
| 21 | Joe Clark ( hitherto Secretary of State for External Affairs , and Prime Minister in 1979-80 ) , was persuaded to take on a key role in the ongoing constitutional debate concerning Canada 's future federal structure and the position of Quebec . |
| 22 | Others in attendance Nguyen Manh Cam ( Vietnamese Foreign Minister ) Gen. Phoune Sipaseuth ( Laotian Foreign Minister and Vice-Premier ) Taro Nakayama ( Japanese Foreign Minister ) Barbara McDougall ( Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs ) Gareth Evans ( Australian Foreign Affairs Minister ) Madhavsinh Solanki ( Indian Minister of External Affairs ) Nathan Shamuyarira ( Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs ) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar ( UN Secretary-General ) |
| 23 | Other principal ministers : Gabriele Gatti ( Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs ) ; Clara Boscaglia ( Secretary of State for Finance and Budget ) ; Alvaro Selva ( Secretary of State for Internal Affairs , Civil Protection and Justice ) ; Giuseppe Amici ( Deputy for Industry and Handicrafts ) . |
| 24 | Which prime minister was previously secretary of state for administrative affairs ? |
| 25 | Wedgie suggested that we urgently need an inner Cabinet of four : Chancellor , Foreign Secretary , Lord President and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs with , of course , the PM . |
| 26 | After that result he disappeared for a short while , but he returned in time to be included in Wilson 's government , initially as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs , a post he held between 1964 and 1966 . |
| 27 | He is the head of a great Government office — what may be called the secretarial office ; he is ‘ the King 's Secretary of State for all departments ’ ; whatever writing has to be done in the King 's name is done by the Chancellor or through him and his officers . |
| 28 | The portfolio of Mohamed Ghanouchi was altered from Planning and Finance to Economy and Finance ; Tahar Azaiez took up the new post of Minister of Professional Training and Employment ; Ahmed Khaled became Minister of Culture and Information ; and Ali Chabi was appointed as Secretary of State for Religious Affairs . |
| 29 | ‘ Early on in the State Department , we took to calling him the rent-a-colonel , in tribute to his ability to simultaneously milk the antagonistic intelligence services of Cuba and the US , ’ said Mr Francis McNeill , a former deputy assistant secretary of state for Inter-American Affairs . |
| 30 | Mr Frank Rubino , a Miami lawyer , negotiated with Mr Michael Kozak , the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs , and with Mr Robert Muller , described as a senior staff adviser in the office of the Attorney-General After demanding that Gen Noriega simply step down , the US officials then relaxed their terms and suggested he relinquish positions of power in return for a US promise not to proceed with attempts to extradite him . |