Three years earlier, the generalissimo’s wife had taken on the title of secretary-general of the Chinese air force. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Empress] Reference
Javier Solana, NATO's secretary-general, is Europe's first defense czar. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Serious?] Reference
Ban: The U.N. secretary-general doesn't represent his or her native country. From Wordnik.com. [A True Diplomat] Reference
DPJ secretary-general Ichiro Ozawa leads a major faction and is viewed as a "shadow shogun.". From Wordnik.com. [The Real Yukio Hatoyama] Reference
There are certain things Ban Ki-moon will never be, and a great secretary-general is one of them. From Wordnik.com. [Many Unhappy Returns] Reference
What kind of changes will you bring to the United Nations if elected as the next secretary-general?. From Wordnik.com. [A True Diplomat] Reference
And it was clear that Annan was speaking at least as much as an African as he was as secretary-general. From Wordnik.com. [Making The Same Mistakes] Reference
The secretary-general, after all, can hardly condone the use of U.N. organs to overthrow a member state. From Wordnik.com. [The Strains Are Finally Showing] Reference
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (and secretary-general of the conference) may be disappointed. From Wordnik.com. [Durban Bound] Reference
You describe yourself as an "operational diplomat" and say that's what the secretary-general wants here now. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Future] Reference
He later repeated his warning in a scathing address to Dr. Nafis Sadik, the secretary-general of the conference. From Wordnik.com. [A Heavyweight Contest] Reference
As the secretary-general, I will have great interest in the issue and work as a facilitator in solving the problem. From Wordnik.com. [A True Diplomat] Reference
Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: When it comes to the North Korean nuclear issue, can you be impartial as U.N. secretary-general?. From Wordnik.com. [A True Diplomat] Reference
Katsuya Okada, the DPJ's secretary-general (and a possible candidate for foreign minister), offers some explanation. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing to Fear] Reference
Few people were more gratified by Slobodan Milosevic's fall than Lord George Robertson, the secretary-general of NATO. From Wordnik.com. ['The Net Is Tightening'] Reference
Between 1995 and 1998, he served as the LDP's secretary-general under Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japan's hawkish prime minister. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel With A Cause] Reference
Kofi Annan, the U. N.'s secretary-general, said the resolution was not "a major shift in the thinking of the coalition.". From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: Bush's Good-News Agenda] Reference
It first insulted and then fired a secretary-general of the United Nations, while continuing to be behind in its U.N. dues. From Wordnik.com. [Going Home] Reference
Howe and Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the U.N. secretary-general who loathed Aidid, now formed a common front to get the warlord. From Wordnik.com. [The Making Of A Fiasco] Reference
The organization's acting secretary-general, Adnan Shihab-Eldin, insists he is keen to calm the market and restore stability. From Wordnik.com. [Adnan Shihab-Eldin] Reference
ONCE THE DUST SETTLESafter the U.S. presidential election, the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general will get underway. From Wordnik.com. [Wannabbgs] Reference
"The security situation in DRC is affecting peace and stability in the SADC," said executive secretary-general Tomaz Salomão. From Wordnik.com. [A Feckless Response] Reference
The U.N. secretary-general and the president of the United States started acting more like the Law in Tombstone than statesmen. From Wordnik.com. ['Naked' Mission] Reference
Hiroko Mizuhara, secretary-general of the Consumers Union of Japan, says, "The system as a whole is built to protect big business.". From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Files] Reference
So with one arm she cradled the newborn, with the other she cradled a phone connecting her to the secretary-general of the United Nations. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady Is A Hawk] Reference
Maurice Strong, secretary-general of the conference, wanted a short and inspirational document, something that could be hung in a child's bedroom. From Wordnik.com. [Earth At The Summit] Reference
But Jiang holds two other, even more powerful positions, as secretary-general of the Communist Party and as chairman of the party's Central Military Commission. From Wordnik.com. [Palace Intrigues] Reference
"Cyclone Nargis is certainly Ban's early test as U.N. secretary-general," says Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. From Wordnik.com. [The Cost of Consensus] Reference
At the Forum's plenary session on reform, Amre Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League, claimed that reform has been taking place in the region for years. From Wordnik.com. [The Good, The Bad, The Ugly] Reference
Last year the United States caved in to European demands and shelved a plan to arm the Muslims -- while deferring authority for airstrikes to the U.N. secretary-general. From Wordnik.com. [Blues For The Blue Helmets] Reference
He made no secret of the fact that the only three jobs that interested him were president of the United States, secretary-general of the United Nations or mayor of New York. From Wordnik.com. [Betting On A Billionaire] Reference
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